Damascius, a stoic of Damascus, who wrote a philosophical history, the life of Isidorus, and four books on extraordinary events, in the age of Justinian. His works, which are now lost, were greatly esteemed according to Photius.
Damascus, a rich and ancient city of Damascene in Syria, where Demetrius Nicanor was defeated by Alexander Zebina. It is the modern Damas, or Sham, inhabited by about 80,000 souls. Lucan, bk. 3, li. 215.—Justin, bk. 36, ch. 2.—Mela, bk. 1, ch. 11.
Damasia, a town called also Augusta, now [♦]Augsburg, in Swabia, on the Leck.
[♦] ‘Ausburg’ replaced with ‘Augsburg’
Damasichthon, a king of Thebes. Pausanias, bk. 9, ch. 5.
Damasippus, a captain in Philip’s army.——A senator who accompanied Juba when he entered Utica in triumph. Cæsar, Civil War, bk. 2.——A great enemy of Sylla. Paterculus, bk. 2, ch. 22.——An orator. Juvenal, satire 3, li. 185.——A merchant of old seals and vessels, who, after losing his all in unfortunate schemes in commerce, assumed the name and habit of a stoic philosopher. Horace, bk. 2, satire 3.——One of Niobe’s sons.
Damasistrătus, a king of Platæa, who buried Laius. Apollodorus, bk. 3, ch. 5.
Damasithynus, a son of Candaules general in the army of Xerxes. Herodotus, bk. 7, ch. 98.——A king of Calyndæ, sunk in his ship by Artemisia. Herodotus, bk. 8, ch. 87.
Damastes, a man of Sigæum, disciple of Hellanicus about the age of Herodotus, &c. Dionysius of Halicarnassus.——A famous robber. See: [Procrustes].
Damastor, a Trojan chief, killed by Patroclus at the siege of Troy. Homer, Iliad, bk. 16, li. 416.