Description: (Philosopher and mathematician)
Nicomachus of Gerasa was an Ancient Greek Neopythagorean philosopher known for his writings on the mystical properties of numbers. His works, Introduction to Arithmetic and Manual of Harmonics, were significant in the fields of Ancient Greek mathematics and music during the Roman period. Nicomachus' teachings on arithmetic were widely used in Neoplatonic education in Late antiquity, with influential philosophers such as Iamblichus and John Philoponus providing commentaries. Boethius later created a Latin paraphrase of Nicomachus's works, which became standard textbooks in medieval education.