Philostratus (Meaning/definition)

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Philostratus
(170-245) Greek sophist and rhetorician. After teaching at Athens he went to Rome, where he was requested by the empress Julia Domna to write the Life of Apollonius of Tyana. Other works certainly by...
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Philostratus
`Philostratus`, was the name of four Greek sophists of the Roman imperial period: # (c. 150-200) `Philostratus I`: Very minor author, known only for a dialogue `Nero`, possibly written by Philostratus II. # (c. 170-247) `Philostratus II`: son of Philostratus I. Also called `Philostratus the Athenian` or `Lucius Flavius Philostratus` # (born c. 190) `Philostratus III`: the probable nephew of Philostratus II. Also called `Philostratus of Lemnos` ...
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Philostratus
`Philostratus`, was the name of four Greek sophists of the Roman imperial period: # (c. 150-200) `Philostratus I`: Very minor author, known only for a dialogue `Nero`, possibly written by Philostratus II. # (c. 170-247) `Philostratus II`: son of Philostratus I. Also called `Philostratus the Athenian` or `Lucius Flavius Philostratus` # (born c. 190) `Philostratus III`: the probable nephew of Philostratus II. Also called `Philostratus of Lemnos` ...
Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philostratu

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