# The commentary is by another commentator of the second or third century AD.

> No evidence yet: The commentary is by another commentator of the second or third century AD.

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# The commentary is by another commentator of the second or third century AD.

The commentary is by another commentator of the second or third century AD.

**No evidence yet** Answers **1** questionDeduced0

## Where it stands

**No evidence yet** Its tests haven't settled it: no evidence yet.

## What it predicts

- Doctrinal features differ from Porphyry's known positions.

## What would rule it out

- Doctrinal and verbal parallels tie it securely to Porphyry.

## The questions it answers

[Who wrote the commentary on Aristotle's Categories found in the palimpsest?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/archimedes-palimpsest/questions/QST0CT7N5344YNH/who-wrote-the-commentary-on-aristotles-categories-found-in)

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Most likelyThe commentary is by Porphyry and preserves fragments of the earlier commentator Boethus of Sidon

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The commentary is by another commentator of the second or third century AD. [Answer ANS0CT7NC5P0K05]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CT7NC5P0K05
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