Sergius de Reshaina : moine‑traducteur et passeur de lumière : 🔹 Summary in English Sergius of Reshaina (d. 536) was a Syrian monk , physician, and translator who played a crucial role in preserving and transmitting Greek scientific and philosophical works. Living in Mesopotamia during the 6th century, he translated around 37 works of Galen , 12 of Hippocrates , and texts of Aristotle and Porphyry into Syriac . These translations became the foundation for later Arabic versions (especially under Hunayn ibn Ishaq ) and, through them, the medieval Latin tradition . His work exemplifies the role of Christian monks as cultural mediators, keeping alive the wisdom of antiquity for future generations. Le VIᵉ siècle voit la Mésopotamie orientale vibrer au rythme d’une intense activité intellectuelle. Reshaina (actuelle Ras al‑Ayn, à la frontière syrienne) se trouvait alors à l’extrémité nord de la Mésopotamie , carrefour des mondes byzantin et sassanide en.wikipedia.org . Da...