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Description:Written in the early sixth century by Damascius, head of the Plutonic Academy in Athens. the Philosophical History offers a panorama of the spiritual life of late antiquity from a pagan perspective.This 'anti-ecclesiastical' history sets on stage three generations of orthodox and heretical exegetes of Hellenism in the guise of rhetors, philosophers, poets, politicians and holy men and women, as well as establishing a sacred geography of paganism which comprises not merely intellectual centres such as Athens, Alexandria and Aphrodisias, but also holy sites throughout the countryside of the Eastern Mediterranean. The reconstructed text permits the solution of several prosopographical enigmas. While at the same time providing fresh comparative evidence for the study of the historiographical methodology of the period.A new edition of the Greek text reconstructed from Photius' Epitome and Suidas' Lexicon with critical apparatus. English translation, commentary and a full historical introduction.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Philosophical History. To get started finding The Philosophical History, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 403

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Apamea Cultural Association

Release: 1999

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Description: Written in the early sixth century by Damascius, head of the Plutonic Academy in Athens. the Philosophical History offers a panorama of the spiritual life of late antiquity from a pagan perspective.This 'anti-ecclesiastical' history sets on stage three generations of orthodox and heretical exegetes of Hellenism in the guise of rhetors, philosophers, poets, politicians and holy men and women, as well as establishing a sacred geography of paganism which comprises not merely intellectual centres such as Athens, Alexandria and Aphrodisias, but also holy sites throughout the countryside of the Eastern Mediterranean. The reconstructed text permits the solution of several prosopographical enigmas. While at the same time providing fresh comparative evidence for the study of the historiographical methodology of the period.A new edition of the Greek text reconstructed from Photius' Epitome and Suidas' Lexicon with critical apparatus. English translation, commentary and a full historical introduction.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Philosophical History. To get started finding The Philosophical History, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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