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Philostratus II

TM Author id: 679 (Philostratus II)

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lived AD 172 - 250 about (often approximation)
ethnic: of Lemnos; studied in Athens / Atheniensis; active in Rome (TM Geo 1231)
sex: man
language: Greek
genre: philosophy sophist, biography, poetry epigram

the identity (and sometimes even existence) of the related Philostratus I Maior (3450), (Flavius) Philostratus II (679), and Philostratus III Iunior (681) and their authorship of works is much debated

Works not attested in TM Texts and only known from manuscripts postdating AD 800 or from references in other authors not yet processed in TM: De gymnastica; Vitae Sophistarum; Heroicus; Vita Apollonii ... and more. Click here to see the full list of 8 works.

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There are no attestations of works by this author in manuscripts or inscriptions pre-dating AD 800 (or quotes from them have not yet been processed by TM).

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