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Philostratus or Lucius Flavius Philostratus (/ f ɪ ˈ l ɒ s t r ə t ə s /; Greek: Φιλόστρατος Philostratos; c. 170s – 240s AD), called "the Athenian", was a Greek sophist of the Roman imperial period. His father was a minor sophist of the same name.
Apr 2, 2024 · Flavius Philostratus was a Greek writer of Roman imperial times who studied at Athens and some time after ad 202 entered the circle of the philosophical Syrian empress of Rome, Julia Domna. On her death he settled in Tyre. Philostratus’s works include Gymnastikos, a treatise dealing with athletic.
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Learn about the life and works of Philostratus, a leading sophist and author of the second and third centuries CE. He wrote biographies of Greek orators, a novel about Apollonius of Tyana, and descriptions of art and nature.
A translation and introduction of Philostratus's On Heroes, a text that depicts the lives and stories of Greek heroes in the Second Sophistic period. The volume includes a glossary, notes, maps, and plates of related artifacts.
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An overview of the life, works, and legacy of the sophist and writer Philostratus, who coined the term Second Sophistic. Find general studies, editions, translations, and commentaries on his biographies, dialogues, letters, and ekphrases.
Philostratus of Lemnos ( Greek: Φιλόστρατος ὁ Λήμνιος; c. 190 – c. 230 AD), also known as Philostratus the Elder to distinguish him from Philostratus the Younger who was also from Lemnos, was a Greek sophist of the Roman imperial period. He was probably a nephew of the sophist Philostratus of Athens, and is credited with ...
Philostratus the Younger ( Greek: Φιλόστρατος ὁ Νεώτερος; fl. 3rd century AD), also known as Philostratus of Lemnos, was a Greek sophist of the Roman imperial period. He was author of the second series of Imagines, which does not survive completely; in the preface, he praises his mother's father, who wrote the first series ...
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