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Heroicus ; : Gymnasticus ; Discourses 1 and 2, Philostratus ; edited and translated by Jeffrey Rusten, Jason König
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- Philostratus, the Athenian, active 2nd century-3rd century
- Philostratus, the Athenian, active 2nd century-3rd century
- Philostratus, the Athenian, active 2nd century-3rd century
- Philostratus, the Athenian, active 2nd century-3rd century
- König, Jason,
- Philostratus, the Athenian, active 2nd century-3rd century
- Philostratus, the Athenian, active 2nd century-3rd century
- Philostratus, the Athenian, active 2nd century-3rd century
- Philostratus, the Athenian, active 2nd century-3rd century
- König, Jason,
- Rusten, Jeffrey S.,
- Rusten, Jeffrey S.,
- Summary
- "In the writings of Philostratus (ca. 170-ca. 250 CE), the renaissance of Greek literature in the second century CE reached its height. His Life of Apollonius of Tyana, Lives of the Sophists, and Imagines reconceive in different ways Greek religion, philosophy, and art in and for the world of the Roman Empire. In this volume, Heroicus and Gymnasticus, two works of equal creativity and sophistication, together with two brief Discourses (Dialexeis), complete the Loeb edition of his writings. Heroicus is a conversation in a vineyard amid ruins of the Protesilaus shrine (opposite Troy on the Hellespont), between a wise and devout vinedresser and an initially skeptical Phoenician sailor, about the beauty, continuing powers, and worship of the Homeric heroes. With information from his local hero, the vinedresser reveals unknown stories of the Trojan campaign especially featuring Protesilaus and Palamedes, and describes complex, miraculous, and violent rituals in the cults of Achilles. Gymnasticus is the sole surviving ancient treatise on sports. It reshapes conventional ideas about the athletic body and expertise of the athletic trainer and also explores the history of the Olympic Games and other major Greek athletic festivals, portraying them as distinctive venues for the display of knowledge."-- Publisher description
- Language
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- eng
- grc
- grc
- eng
- Extent
- 532 pages
- Isbn
- 9780674996748
- Label
- Heroicus ; : Gymnasticus ; Discourses 1 and 2
- Title
- Heroicus ;
- Title remainder
- Gymnasticus ; Discourses 1 and 2
- Statement of responsibility
- Philostratus ; edited and translated by Jeffrey Rusten, Jason König
- Contributor
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- Philostratus, the Athenian, active 2nd century-3rd century
- Philostratus, the Athenian, active 2nd century-3rd century
- Philostratus, the Athenian, active 2nd century-3rd century
- Philostratus, the Athenian, active 2nd century-3rd century
- König, Jason,
- Philostratus, the Athenian, active 2nd century-3rd century
- Philostratus, the Athenian, active 2nd century-3rd century
- Philostratus, the Athenian, active 2nd century-3rd century
- Philostratus, the Athenian, active 2nd century-3rd century
- König, Jason,
- Rusten, Jeffrey S.,
- Rusten, Jeffrey S.,
- Subject
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- Hero worship -- Greece
- Heroes -- Early works to 1800
- Heroes -- Early works to 1800
- Philostratus, the Athenian, active 2nd century-3rd century
- Philostratus, the Athenian, active 2nd century-3rd century
- Physical education and training -- Early works to 1800
- Physical education and training -- Early works to 1800
- Physical education and training -- Greece
- Physical education and training -- Greece
- Protesilaus, (Mythological character) -- Early works to 1800
- Protesilaus, (Mythological character) -- Early works to 1800
- Trojan War -- Early works to 1800
- Trojan War -- Early works to 1800
- Dialogues, Greek
- Gymnastics -- Early works to 1800
- Gymnastics -- Early works to 1800
- Hero worship -- Greece
- Language
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- eng
- grc
- grc
- eng
- Summary
- "In the writings of Philostratus (ca. 170-ca. 250 CE), the renaissance of Greek literature in the second century CE reached its height. His Life of Apollonius of Tyana, Lives of the Sophists, and Imagines reconceive in different ways Greek religion, philosophy, and art in and for the world of the Roman Empire. In this volume, Heroicus and Gymnasticus, two works of equal creativity and sophistication, together with two brief Discourses (Dialexeis), complete the Loeb edition of his writings. Heroicus is a conversation in a vineyard amid ruins of the Protesilaus shrine (opposite Troy on the Hellespont), between a wise and devout vinedresser and an initially skeptical Phoenician sailor, about the beauty, continuing powers, and worship of the Homeric heroes. With information from his local hero, the vinedresser reveals unknown stories of the Trojan campaign especially featuring Protesilaus and Palamedes, and describes complex, miraculous, and violent rituals in the cults of Achilles. Gymnasticus is the sole surviving ancient treatise on sports. It reshapes conventional ideas about the athletic body and expertise of the athletic trainer and also explores the history of the Olympic Games and other major Greek athletic festivals, portraying them as distinctive venues for the display of knowledge."-- Publisher description
- Cataloging source
- BTCTA
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- active 2nd century-3rd century,
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Philostratus
- Index
- index present
- Language note
- Texts in Greek with English translations on facing pages; preface and introductions in English
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
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- active 2nd century-3rd century
- active 2nd century-3rd century
- active 2nd century-3rd century
- active 2nd century-3rd century
- active 2nd century-3rd century
- active 2nd century-3rd century
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- Rusten, Jeffrey S.,
- König, Jason,
- Philostratus
- Philostratus
- Philostratus
- Philostratus
- Philostratus
- Philostratus
- Series statement
- Loeb classical library
- Series volume
- 521
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Philostratus
- Heroes
- Trojan War
- Protesilaus
- Gymnastics
- Physical education and training
- Hero worship
- Physical education and training
- Label
- Heroicus ; : Gymnasticus ; Discourses 1 and 2, Philostratus ; edited and translated by Jeffrey Rusten, Jason König
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes
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- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 861674293
- Dimensions
- 17 cm
- Extent
- 532 pages
- Isbn
- 9780674996748
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)861674293
- Label
- Heroicus ; : Gymnasticus ; Discourses 1 and 2, Philostratus ; edited and translated by Jeffrey Rusten, Jason König
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 861674293
- Dimensions
- 17 cm
- Extent
- 532 pages
- Isbn
- 9780674996748
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)861674293
Subject
- Hero worship -- Greece
- Heroes -- Early works to 1800
- Heroes -- Early works to 1800
- Philostratus, the Athenian, active 2nd century-3rd century
- Philostratus, the Athenian, active 2nd century-3rd century
- Physical education and training -- Early works to 1800
- Physical education and training -- Early works to 1800
- Physical education and training -- Greece
- Physical education and training -- Greece
- Protesilaus, (Mythological character) -- Early works to 1800
- Protesilaus, (Mythological character) -- Early works to 1800
- Trojan War -- Early works to 1800
- Trojan War -- Early works to 1800
- Dialogues, Greek
- Gymnastics -- Early works to 1800
- Gymnastics -- Early works to 1800
- Hero worship -- Greece
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