Nemesius of Emesa
Also: Nemesios
Born: the year and the place are not known. Died: the year and the place are not known.
A bishop of Emesa in Syria, known only from the title of his one book on the human body and soul.
Wrote in Greek.
Places lived
- 390 to 400Emesa (now Homs, Syria)bishopyears not sure, place probable
Works
1 work, in the order they were written. 1 work can be read here.
- On the Nature of ManThe first Christian book on what a human being is, joining Greek medicine and philosophy with Christian teaching on the soul.63,287 words
How we know the dates and places
- Born not known
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nemesius: nothing is known of his life
- Place of birth not known
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nemesius: not known
- Died not known
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nemesius: not known
- Place of death not known
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nemesius: not known
- Emesa, years not sure
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nemesius (flourished about 390); the years are those of the book
- Emesa, place probable
- The manuscripts of the book call him bishop of Emesa (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nemesius); site: https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/668261