Roman Empire

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Philippopolis (Plovdiv)

Philippopolis (Greek Φιλιππούπολις): city in Thrace, founded by king Philip of Macedonia; important town in the Roman province of Thrace; border town in the Byzantine Empire.Origins …

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Philostratus

Lucius Flavius Philostratus (c.170-c.247): one of the leading sophists or orators of his day, spent some years at  the Roman imperial court, author of a Lives of the Sophists and an intriguing Life of Apollonius of Tyana.Philostrati …

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Philostratus, Life of Apollonius

Philostratus' Life of Apollonius: third-century biography of a charismatic teacher and miracle worker from the first century CE, who is often likened to Jesus of Nazareth.The summaries of the eight books were - with permission - copied from J.J. Flinterman,…

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Introduction

Philostratus' Life of Apollonius: third-century biography of a charismatic teacher and miracle worker from the first century CE, who is often likened to Jesus of Nazareth.In the Life of Apollonius, the Athenian author Philostratus, a sophist who lived from c.170…

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