Apollonius of Tyana

Apollonius of Tyana https://www.livius.org/articles/person/apollonius-of-tyana/

The longest and most important source on the life of Apollonius is a vie romancée by the Athenian author Philostratus (c.170-c.245 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 extensively, met important Roman officials (a.o. the emperors VespasianTitus, and Domitian), and debated with several other philosophers. The author of the Life of Apollonius (LoA) takes a special stand against the accusation that the man from Tyana had been a magician and stresses that the miracles that Apollonius performed were the result of his superior knowledge, not of wizardry (summary).

 

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