Heroicus. Gymnasticus. Discourses 1 and 2

by Philostratus

How to cultivate Greek heroes and athletes.

In the writings of Philostratus (ca. AD 170-ca. 250), the renaissance of Greek literature in the second century AD reached its height. His Life of Apollonius of Tyana, Lives of the Sophists, and Imagines reconceive in different ways Greek religion, philosophy, and art in and for the world of the Roman Empire. In this volume, Heroicus and Gymnasticus, two...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674996747
• ISBN13: 9780674996748
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 544 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 4.3" x 6.8"