Power, Paideia and Pythagoreanism : : Greek Identity, Conceptions of the Relationship Between Philosophers and Monarchs and Political Ideas in Philostratus' Life of Apollonius.
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| Superior document: | Dutch Monographs on Ancient History and Archaeology |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Naperville : : BRILL,, 1995. ©1995. |
| Year of Publication: | 1995 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Dutch Monographs on Ancient History and Archaeology
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (286 pages) |
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Table of 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
- Introduction
- 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.