Lives of the Sophists. Lives of Philosophers and Sophists

by Philostratus, Eunapius, Philostratus (the Athenian)

Book Overview

Two sophists on the history of sophistry.

Flavius Philostratus, known as "the Elder" or "the Athenian," was born to a distinguished family with close ties to Lesbos in the later second century, and died around the middle of the third. A sophist who studied at Athens and later lived in Rome, Philostratus provides in Lives of the Sophists a treasury of information about notable practitioners. His sketches of sophists in action...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674997530
• ISBN13: 9780674997530
• Release Date: June 2023
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 672 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 4.1" x 6.5"