Dositheus
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Dositheos or Dositheus may refer to:
- Dositheos (Samaritan), Gnostic
- Dositheus MagisterDositheus MagisterDositheus Magister was a Greek grammarian who flourished at Rome in the 4th century CE. He was the author of a Greek translation of a Latin grammar, intended to assist the Greek-speaking inhabitants of the empire in learning Latin...
, Roman grammarian and jurist - Dositheus of Pelusium (ca 3rd century BC), Greek mathematician, probably Hebrew-born, active in Alexandria, best known for his correspondence with ArchimedesArchimedesArchimedes of Syracuse was a Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, inventor, and astronomer. Although few details of his life are known, he is regarded as one of the leading scientists in classical antiquity. Among his advances in physics are the foundations of hydrostatics, statics and an...
- Dositheus of Gaza (died c. 530), Egyptian monk
- Dositheos (patriarch of Jerusalem)Dositheos (patriarch of Jerusalem)Dositheos II Notarius of Jerusalem was the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem between the years 1669-1707 and a theologian of the Orthodox Church. He was known for standing against influences of the Roman Catholic and Protestant Churches. He convened the Synod of Jerusalem to counter the...
, i.e. Dositheos Notaras (1641–1707), Patriarch of Jerusalem