Nicholas of Damascus

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Nicholas of Damascus: References & Edit History

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	First paragraph modernization.	Encyclopaedia Britannica	Mar 28, 2024
	Article revised and updated.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Apr 14, 2008
	Added new Web site: Jewish Encyclopedia - Biography of Nicholas of Damascus.	Kanchan Gupta	Dec 30, 2007
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998