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Apollonius of Tyana

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Apollonius of Tyana, fl. 1st cent. A.D., Greek philosopher, b. Tyana, Cappadocia. A philosopher of the Neo-Pythagorean school, he traveled widely and became famous for his wisdom and reputed magical powers. He was accused of treason by both Nero Nero (Nero Claudius Caesar) , A.D. 37–A.D. 68, Roman emperor (A.D. 54–A.D. 68). He was originally named Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus and was the son of Cnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus (consul in A.D.
..... Click the link for more information.  and Domitian Domitian (Titus Flavius Domitianus) , A.D. 51–A.D. 96, Roman emperor (A.D. 81–A.D. 96), son of Vespasian. Although intended as the heir to his older brother, Titus, he was given no important posts.
..... Click the link for more information. , but escaped by supposedly magical means. A record of his travels, based on the journal of his companion, Damis, and written (c.A.D. 216) by Flavius Philostratus, is a mixture of truth and romantic fiction. Some critics have denounced it for its similarity to the Christ story, but others, such as Voltaire Voltaire, François Marie Arouet de , 1694–1778, French philosopher and author, whose original name was Arouet. One of the towering geniuses in literary and intellectual history, Voltaire personifies the Enlightenment.
..... Click the link for more information.  and Charles Blount, have championed the doctrines of Apollonius. He died, supposedly at age 100, after setting up a school in Ephesus.
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119) Filelfo's translations contain eight full letters and a portion of a ninth by Diogenes, and three by Crates (all twelve from the Cynic Epistles); additionally, Filelfo translated briefer passages from the Life of Apollonius of Tyana and the Letters of Phalaris.
Patrician sages and the humanist cynic: Francesco Filelfo and the ... by Blanchard, W. Scott / Renaissance Quarterly
An apocryphal tradition says that Apollonius of Tyana, {Thought to be the person and alchemist upon whom Jesus and his myth is based, by some who have written whole books on the subject.
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Apollonius of Tyana is part of the Jesus amalgam and the Cathars kept most of the Gaedhil/Gnostic learning alive.
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