Umayyad
al-Walid I
Al-Walid ibn Yazid ibn Abd al-Malik, commonly known as al-Walid II, was the eleventh Umayyad…
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John of Damascus (Yuhana ibn Mansur)
John of Damascus or John Damascene, born Yūḥana ibn Manṣūr ibn Sarjūn, was a Christian…
Roman
Nicolaus of Damascus
Nicolaus of Damascus was a Greek historian, diplomat and philosopher who lived during the Augustan…
Roman
Apollodorus of Damascus
Apollodorus of Damascus was an architect and engineer from Roman Syria, who flourished during the…
Roman
Damascius
Damascius was the last scholarch of the Neoplatonic Athenian school. He was one of the…
Umayyad
Mu’awiya I
Mu'awiya I was the founder and first caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate, ruling from 661…