Philostratus II, Vitae Sophistarum
TM Author id: 679 (Philostratus II)
more info: Wikipedia, Pinakes, VIAF, Perseus Catalog, TLG Canon (register), Wikidata, CIRIS, Perseus Scaife Viewerlived AD 172 - 250 about (often approximation)
ethnic: of Lemnos (TM Geo 1231); studied in Athens / Atheniensis (TM Geo 364); active in Rome (TM Geo 2058)
sex: man
language: Greek
genre: philosophy sophist, biography, poetry epigram
the identity (and sometimes even existence) of the related Philostratus I Maior (3450), (Flavius) Philostratus II (679), and Philostratus III Iunior (681) and their authorship of works is much debated
Works not attested in TM Texts and only known from manuscripts postdating AD 800 or from references in other authors not yet processed in TM: De gymnastica; Heroicus; Vita Apollonii; Apollonii epistulae ... and more. Click here to see the full list of 8 works.
TM Authorwork id: 485 (Vitae Sophistarum)
more info: ToposText, Wikidata, GLAUx, TLGattestations in this work: TM Places (Egypt, 0), TM People (Egypt, 2)
written AD 231 - 237language: Greek
edition: Kayser, Flavii Philostrati opera, II, 1871, p. 1-127
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