Apollonius of tyana biography
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Apollonius of Tyana
1st century AD Greek Neopythagorean philosopher
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A wandering philosopher, probably representing Apollonius of Tyana, who lived a part of his life in Crete and died there. Found in Gortyn (late 2nd century AD), now in Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Crete. | |
| Born | c.&#;AD 15 (disputed)[1] Tyana, Cappadocia, Anatolia (Roman Empire) |
| Died | c.&#;AD (aged c. 85) |
| Occupation(s) | Sage, orator, philosopher |
| Known&#;for | Divination, miracle-work |
Apollonius of Tyana (Ancient Greek: Ἀπολλώνιος; Arabic: بلينس; Sanskrit: अपालुन्यःc.&#;AD&#;15&#;– c.&#;[2]) was a first-century Greek philosopher and religious leader from the town of Tyana, Cappadocia in Roman Anatolia, who spent his life travelling and teaching in the Middle East, North Africa and India. He is a central figure in Neopythagoreanism and was one of the most famous "miracle workers" of his day.
His exceptional per
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Apollonius of Tyana
Apollonius of Tyana: charismatic teacher and miracle worker (first century CE). Born in Tyana, he may have belonged to a branch of ancient philosophy called neo-Pythagoreanism. He received divine honors in the third century. Although the Athenian sophist (professional orator) Philostratus wrote a lengthy Life of Apollonius (summary), hardly anything about the sage is certain. However, there are several bits and pieces of information that may help us reconstruct something of the life of this man, who was and is frequently compared to the Jewish sage and miracle worker Jesus of Nazareth.
Philostratus' Life of Apollonius
The longest and most important source on the life of Apollonius is a vie romancée by the Athenian author Philostratus (cc CE). It describes the sage of Tyana s a superhuman, neo-Pythagorean philosopher who tried to reform cultic practices in modern Greece, Turkey, and Syria. We learn that Apollonius had several disciples, traveled extensi
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Philostratus, Apollonius of Tyana, Volume I: Life of Apollonius of Tyana, Books
This biography of a first-century C.E. holy man has become one of the most widely discussed literary works of later antiquity. With an fängslande style, Philostratus portrays a charismatic teacher and religious reformer from Tyana in Cappadocia (modern central Turkey) who travels across the known world, from the Atlantic to the Ganges. His miracles, which include extraordinary cures and mysterious disappearances, tillsammans with his apparent triumph over death, caused pagans to man Apollonius a rival to Jesus of Nazareth.
In a new two-volume Loeb Classical Library edition of Philostratus's third-century work, Christopher Jones provides a freshly edited Greek skrivelse and a stylish translation with full explanatory notes. Apollonius of Tyana fryst vatten by far the longest biography that survives from antiquity. Jones in his Introduction asks how far it fryst vatten history and how far fiction,