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Power, paideia & Pythagoreanism : Greek identity, conceptions of the relationship between philosophers and monarchs, and political ideas in Philostratus' Life of Apollonius / Jaap-Jan Flinterman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Flinterman, Jaap-Jan, author.
- Series:
- Dutch monographs on ancient history and archaeology ; Volume 13.
- Dutch Monographs on Ancient History and Archaeology Series ; Volume 13
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Philostratus, the Athenian, active 2nd century-3rd century. Life of Apollonius of Tyana.
- Philostratus.
- Philostratus, the Athenian, active 2nd century-3rd century--Technique.
- Apollonius, of Tyana.
- Apollonius.
- Political science--Philosophy.
- Political science.
- Power (Philosophy).
- Education--Greece.
- Education.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (286 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Amsterdam : J.C. Gieben Publisher, [1995]
- Summary:
- The Athenian sophist Philostratus completed a romanticised biography of Apollonius of Tyana in the second or third decade of the third century A.D.One of the most striking aspects of the presentation of this firstcentury Pythagorean sage and miracleworker in the Vita Apollonii (VA) is his role as 'politically active philosopher'.
- Contents:
- Intro
- POWER, PAIDEJA &
- PYTHAGOREANISM
- Copyright
- FOREWORD
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- CHAPTER 1. THE WRITER
- The Philostrati and their literary production
- Biographical information
- Paideia and political power: the mentality of a sophist
- CHAPTER 2. THE MAIN CHARACTER
- Introduction: Apollonius as Proteus
- The Vita Apollonii: a survey of the contents
- Philostratus' Apollonius
- The sources of the Vita Apollonii
- CHAPTER 3. GREEK SELF-AWARENESS IN THE VITA APOLLONII
- Introduction
- Greek identity
- The omnipresence of Greek civilisation
- Problems of civic life
- Greek self-awareness and Roman rule
- CHAPTER 4. PHILOSOPHERS AND RULERS IN THE VITA APOLLONII
- Roman emperors in the Vita Apollonii
- Philosopher and ruler: two complementary roles
- Apollonius' recommendations
- The topicality of Apollonius' recommendations
- CONCLUSIONS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- EDITIONS OF ANCIENT AUTHORS
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- INDEX OF SOURCES
- INDEX OF PERSONS.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Flinterman, Jan-Jaap Power, Paideia and Pythagoreanism
- ISBN:
- 9789004525740
- OCLC:
- 1369652679
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