Theophilus of Edessa (695–785)

Born 695 CE, died 785 CE.

Theophilus of Edessa (Greek: Θεόφιλος, 695–785 AD), also known as Theophilus ibn Tuma and Thawafil, was a medieval astrologer and scholar in Mesopotamia. In the later part of his life he was the court astrologer to the Abbasid caliph al-Mahdi. Theophilus was a Maronite Christian. He translated numerous books from Greek to Syriac, including the Iliad.

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