{"title":"Philostratus","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePhilostratus\u003c\/strong\u003e offers a captivating exploration of ancient arts and culture through detailed narratives and biographies. Readers will find richly textured accounts of sophists, philosophers, and notable figures like Apollonius of Tyana, revealing the intellectual and artistic milieu of the classical world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThese works blend history and rhetoric, inviting reflection on the lives and ideas that shaped antiquity. Ideal for those interested in classical literature and cultural history, the collection illuminates the enduring legacy of Greco-Roman thought and artistic expression.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"lives-of-the-sophists-lives-of-philosophers-and-sophists-by-eunapius-9780674997530","title":"Lives of the Sophists. 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His miracles, which include extraordinary cures and mysterious disappearances, together with his apparent triumph over death, caused pagans to make Apollonius a rival to Jesus of Nazareth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn a new three-volume Loeb Classical Library edition of Philostratus's third-century work, Christopher Jones provides a freshly edited Greek text and a stylish translation with full explanatory notes. \u003ci\u003eApollonius of Tyana\u003c\/i\u003e is by far the longest biography that survives from antiquity. 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