Section Xi. Apollonius And The Rulers : * "Apollonius of Tyana", by G.R.S. Mead, [1901], p. 106 SECTION XI APOLLONIUS AND THE RULERS OF THE EMPIRE But not only did Apollonius vivify and reconsecrate the old centres of religion for some inscrutable reason, and do what he could to help on the religious life of the time in its multiplex...
Section Xvii. The Writings Of Apollonius : * "Apollonius of Tyana", by G.R.S. Mead, [1901], p. 153 SECTION XVII THE WRITINGS OF APOLLONIUS But besides these letters Apollonius also wrote a number of treatises, of which, however, only one or two fragments have been preserved. These treatises are as follows: "a". The Mystic Rites...
Section Ii. The Religious Associations : * "Apollonius of Tyana", by G.R.S. Mead, [1901], p. 9 SECTION II THE RELIGIOUS ASSOCIATIONS AND COMMUNITIES OF THE FIRST CENTURY In the domain of religion it is quite true that the state cults and national institutions throughout the Empire were almost without exception in a parlous state, and it...
Section Vi. The Biographer Of Apollonius : * "Apollonius of Tyana", by G.R.S. Mead, [1901], p. 53 SECTION VI THE BIOGRAPHER OF APOLLONIUS Flavius Philostratus, the writer of the only Life of Apollonius which has come down to us, * was a distinguished man of letters who lived in the last quarter of the second and the first half of the third...
Section Xviii. Bibliographical Notes : * "Apollonius of Tyana", by G.R.S. Mead, [1901], p. 156 SECTION XVIII BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTES NINETEENTH CENTURY LITERATURE ON APOLLONIUS Jacobs (F.), Observationes in Philostrati Vitam Apollonii (Jena; 1804), purely philological, for the correction of the text. Legrand dAussy (P. J. B.), Vie...
Title Page : * "Apollonius of Tyana", by G.R.S. Mead, [1901], APOLLONIUS OF TYANA The Philosopher-reformer Of The First Century, A.d.; A Critical Study Of The Only Existing Record Of His Life, With Some Account Of The War Of Opinion Concerning Him, And An Introduction On The Religious Associations...
Section X. The Gymnosophists Of Upper Egypt : * "Apollonius of Tyana", by G.R.S. Mead, [1901], p. 99 SECTION X THE GYMNOSOPHISTS OF UPPER EGYPT We now come to Apollonius visit to the "Gymnosophists" in "Ethiopia," which, though the artistic and literary goal of Apollonius journey in Egypt as elaborated by Philostratus, is only a single...
Section Xii. Apollonius The Prophet And Wonder : * "Apollonius of Tyana", by G.R.S. Mead, [1901], p. 110 SECTION XII APOLLONIUS THE PROPHET AND WONDER-WORKER We will now turn our attention for a brief space to that side of Apollonius life which has made him the subject of invincible prejudice. Apollonius was not only a philosopher, in the sense...
Section Vii. Early Life : * "Apollonius of Tyana", by G.R.S. Mead, [1901], p. 65 SECTION VII EARLY LIFE Apollonius was born * at Tyana, a city in the south of Cappadocia, somewhen in the early years of the Christian era. His parents were of ancient family and considerable fortune (i. 4). At an early age he gave signs...
Section Xvi. From His Letters : * "Apollonius of Tyana", by G.R.S. Mead, [1901], p. 145 SECTION XVI FROM HIS LETTERS Apollonius seems to have written many letters to emperors, kings, philosophers, communities and states, although he was by no means a "voluminous correspondent"; in fact, the style of his short notes is...
Section Xiv. Himself And His Circle : * "Apollonius of Tyana", by G.R.S. Mead, [1901], p. 126 SECTION XIV HIMSELF AND HIS CIRCLE Apollonius is said to have been very beautiful to look upon (i. 7, 12; iv. 1); * but beyond this we have no very definite description of his person. His manner was ever mild and gentle (i. 36; ii. 22)...
Untitled : * Again, on another occasion, at Rhodes, Damis asked him if he thought anything greater than the famous Colossus. "I do," replied Apollonius; "the man who walks in wisdom's guileless paths that give us health." -- p. 137. Title Page Contents Section I. Introductory Section II. The Religious...
Section Viii. The Travels Of Apollonius : * "Apollonius of Tyana", by G.R.S. Mead, [1901], p. 73 SECTION VIII THE TRAVELS OF APOLLONIUS And so Apollonius departs from Antioch and journeys on to Ninus, the relic of the once great Nina or Nineveh. There he meets with Damis, who becomes his constant companion and faithful disciple. "Let us...
Section Xv. From His Sayings And Sermons : * "Apollonius of Tyana", by G.R.S. Mead, [1901], p. 132 SECTION XV FROM HIS SAYINGS AND SERMONS Apollonius believed in prayer, but how differently from the vulgar. For him the idea that the Gods could be swayed from the path of rigid justice by the entreaties of men, was a blasphemy; that the Gods...
Section Ix. In The Shrines Of The Temples : * "Apollonius of Tyana", by G.R.S. Mead, [1901], p. 82 SECTION IX IN THE SHRINES OF THE TEMPLES AND THE RETREATS OF RELIGION Seeing that the nature of Apollonius business with the priests of the temples and the devotees of the mystic life was necessarily of a most intimate and secret nature...
Section V. Texts, Translations, And Literature : * "Apollonius of Tyana", by G.R.S. Mead, [1901], p. 42 SECTION V TEXTS, TRANSLATIONS, AND LITERATURE We will now turn to the texts, translations, and general literature of the subject in more recent times. Apollonius returned to the memory of the world, after the oblivion of the dark ages, with...
Section I. Introductory : * "Apollonius of Tyana", by G.R.S. Mead, [1901], p. 1 APOLLONIUS OF TYANA SECTION I INTRODUCTORY To the student of the origins of Christianity there is naturally no period of Western history of greater interest and importance than the first century of our era; and yet how little comparatively is...
Section Iv. The Apollonius Of Early Opinion : * "Apollonius of Tyana", by G.R.S. Mead, [1901], p. 28 SECTION IV THE APOLLONIUS OF EARLY OPINION Apollonius of Tyana * was the most famous philosopher of the Grco-Roman world of the first century, and devoted the major part of his long life to the purification of the many cults of the Empire...
Section Iii. India And Greece : * "Apollonius of Tyana", by G.R.S. Mead, [1901], p. 17 SECTION III INDIA AND GREECE There is, however, another reason why Apollonius is of importance to us. He was an enthusiastic admirer of the wisdom of India. Here again a subject of wide interest opens up. What influences, if any, had...
Section Xiii. His Mode Of Life : * "Apollonius of Tyana", by G.R.S. Mead, [1901], p. 119 SECTION XIII HIS MODE OF LIFE We will now present the reader with some general indications of the mode of life of Apollonius, and the manner of his teaching, of which already something has been said under the heading "Early Life." Our...
