Abstract

u give bi rrator comments: “Now for those who know the poets why should I describe how wise roteus was, how shifting, multiform and impossible to catch, and how he seemed to have all owledge and foreknowledge? But the reader must bear Proteus in mind, especially when e course of my story shows that my hero had the greater prescience of the two, and rose ove many difficult and baffling situations just when he was cornered”. story of the Vita Apollonii (VA) of Flavius Philostratus, written between out 220 and 250 AD, reflects perfectly this ‘protean’ nature of its protagonist Apollonius of yana, a Cappadocian Pythagorean who lived in the first century AD. This immensely d vast work of elaborate prose has recently been honoured with a new translation and ition in the Loeb series by Christopher Jones, along with a more recently published third lume containing Apollonius’ letters, testimonia and Eusebius’ Reply to Hierocles.

Talk to us

Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have

Schedule a call

Disclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.