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Philostratus
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Philostratus or Lucius Flavius Philostratus (; ; 170s – 240s AD), called "the Athenian", was a Greek sophist of the Roman imperial period. His father was a minor sophist of the same name. He flourished during the reign of Septimius Severus (193–211) and died during that of Philip the Arab (244–249), probably in Tyre.
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Philostratus the Athenian was a male writer, sophist, orator, and philosopher of the Roman Empire. Born in Lemnos and a member of the Flavia gens, he spoke and wrote in Ancient Greek. His country of citizenship was Ancient Rome, and he died in Athens around 245.
His notable works include the *Life of Apollonius of Tyana*, *The lives of the sophists*, and *Imagines*. He is also associated with *Les images* and *Vida De Apolonio De Tiana*. The *Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary* describes him. He was the son of another Philostratus.
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- Born
- 2nd/3rd cent.
- Died
- ca. 245
- Works
- 93
Top works
- The lives of the sophists
- Les images (The Renaissance and the gods)
- Imagines
- Lives of the sophists
- Vida De Apolonio De Tiana
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Ancient Rome
- Place of birth
- Lemnos
- Place of death
- Athens
- Father
- Philostratus
- Occupation
- philosopher
- Languages spoken
- Ancient Greek
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- date of birth
- 0170-01-01
- date of death
- 0245-00-00
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- Roman Empire
- gens
- Flavia gens
- writing language
- Ancient Greek
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- Philostratus
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- Philostratus
- significant place
- Lemnos
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Philostratus or Lucius Flavius Philostratus (; ; 170s – 240s AD), called "the Athenian", was a Greek sophist of the Roman imperial period. His father was a minor sophist of the same name. He flourished during the reign of Septimius Severus (193–211) and died during that of Philip the Arab (244–249), probably in Tyre.
==Name and life== thumb|Bust of Julia Domna, Philostratus' patron in the early third century AD. Some ambiguity surrounds his name. The nomen Flavius is given in The Lives of the Sophists and Tzetzes. Eunapius and Synesius call him a Lemnian; Photius a Tyrian; his letters refer to him as an Athenian. His praenomen was probably Lucius, although this is not entirely confirmed.
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