£145.00

It has never been this cheap. We have no record of a lower price.

£145 today · cheaper than every other day in the last 3 months

Routledge Philostratus Biography Belles Lettres Third Century A.D.

View at Amazon

Price History & Forecast

Grey patches = out of stock. Cheaper = lower on the chart. Hover for exact prices.

Last 82 days · 82 data points (no recent data)

Historical
Generating forecast…
£145.00 £137.75 £140.65 £143.55 £146.45 £149.35 £152.25 25 July 2026 14 August 2026 03 September 2026 23 September 2026 14 October 2026
View at Amazon ↗

Price data last checked 9 day(s) ago - will refresh soon

NEW HERE?

Amazon shows you one price. We show you all of them.

Tosheroon watches Amazon prices so you don't have to. Every product on Amazon has a price history — we make it visible. Set the price you'd actually pay, and we'll email you the second it gets there. No app, no account, one email.

WHAT'S ON THIS PAGE

↑ Price chart
when this has been cheap or pricey
↑ Forecast
where the price is heading next
↓ Statistics
all-time high & low, recent range
↑ Price alert
name your number, we'll email you

Price Distribution

Price distribution over 82 days • 1 price levels

Days at Price
82 days 0 21 41 62 82 £145 Days at Price

Price Analysis

Most common price: £145 (82 days, 100.0%)

Price range: £145 - £145

Price levels: 1 different prices over 82 days

Description

This scholarly study examines Philostratus, the Greek biographer whose works illuminate the social and intellectual landscape of the early Roman Empire during the third century A.D. The book presents Philostratus's distinctive treatment of sophists and holy men, revealing his literary personality as both a superficial dilettante and an engaging snob. Through his biographical accounts, readers gain insight into the rhetorical schools and their intense rivalries, alongside his peculiar portrayal of Apollonius of Tyana, the first-century holy man whose legacy was shaped by later Christian opposition. Originally published in 1986, this Routledge revival edition restores an important work of classical scholarship that explores how a biographer's reputation can be defined by the very subjects he chronicled and the historical controversies surrounding them.

Key Features

Examines Philostratus's biographical treatment of sophists and holy men in the early Roman Empire during the third century A.D.

Explores the rhetorical schools and their academic rivalries through the lens of Philostratus's literary accounts and personal observations.

Analyzes Philostratus's portrayal of Apollonius of Tyana and the historical tensions between pagan and Christian interpretations of his legacy.

Reveals Philostratus's distinctive literary personality and his role as both scholar and social commentator in the classical world.

Part of the Routledge Revivals series, bringing this 1986 study back into circulation for modern classical scholarship and historical research.

Product Specifications

Format
hardcover
Domain
Amazon UK
Release Date
15 January 2014
Listed Since
28 September 2013

Barcode

No barcode data available

Similar Products You Might Like

Philostratus (Greek Culture in the Roman World)
97% match

Philostratus (Greek Culture in the Roman World)

Cambridge University Press

£97.00 17 Sep 2026
The Oxford Handbook of the Second Sophistic
95% match

The Oxford Handbook of the Second Sophistic

Oxford University Press

£50.88 12 Aug 2026
The Private Orations of Themistius (The Transformation of the Classical Heritage): Volume 29
95% match

The Private Orations of Themistius (The Transformation of the Classical Heritage): Volume 29

University of California Press

£57.00 06 Oct 2026
Aristophanes and Women (Routledge Revivals)
95% match

Aristophanes and Women (Routledge Revivals)

Routledge

£151.26 08 Aug 2026
Aristophanes and Women (Routledge Revivals)
95% match

Aristophanes and Women (Routledge Revivals)

Routledge

£58.50 18 Sep 2026
Plutarque, Oeuvres Morales: Tome XV, 1ere Partie: Traite 70-71: Sur Les Contradictions Stoiciennes - Synopsis Du Traite 'Que Les Stoiciens Tiennent ... Des Universites De France Serie Grecque)
95% match

Plutarque, Oeuvres Morales: Tome XV, 1ere Partie: Traite 70-71: Sur Les Contradictions Stoiciennes - Synopsis Du Traite 'Que Les Stoiciens Tiennent ... Des Universites De France Serie Grecque)

BELLES LETTRES

£48.29 22 Sep 2026
Art, Craft, and Theology in Fourth-Century Christian Authors (Oxford Early Christian Studies)
95% match

Art, Craft, and Theology in Fourth-Century Christian Authors (Oxford Early Christian Studies)

Oxford University Press

£90.91 14 Aug 2026
Antiphon and Andocides: Speeches (Antiphontis et Andocidis Orationes): Orationes / Speeches (Oxford Classical Texts)
95% match

Antiphon and Andocides: Speeches (Antiphontis et Andocidis Orationes): Orationes / Speeches (Oxford Classical Texts)

Oxford University Press

£47.38 11 Sep 2026
Three Plays by Aristophanes: Staging Women (The New Classical Canon)
95% match

Three Plays by Aristophanes: Staging Women (The New Classical Canon)

Routledge

£32.79 07 Oct 2026
Philostratus: Interpreters and Interpretation: Interpreters and Interpretation: 1 (Image, Text, and Culture in Classical Antiquity)
95% match

Philostratus: Interpreters and Interpretation: Interpreters and Interpretation: 1 (Image, Text, and Culture in Classical Antiquity)

Routledge

£163.83 22 Sep 2026
Pseudo-Filone di Bisanzio, ›Le sette meraviglie del mondo‹
95% match

Pseudo-Filone di Bisanzio, ›Le sette meraviglie del mondo‹

De Gruyter

£140.50 25 Sep 2026
Justin: Epitome of the Philippic History of Pompeius Trogus Volume 1 Books 11-12: Alexander the Great (Clarendon Ancient History Series)
95% match

Justin: Epitome of the Philippic History of Pompeius Trogus Volume 1 Books 11-12: Alexander the Great (Clarendon Ancient History Series)

Oxford University Press

£81.48 11 Sep 2026
The Oxyrhynchus Papyri vol. LXXXVII: 108 (Graeco-Roman Memoirs)
95% match

The Oxyrhynchus Papyri vol. LXXXVII: 108 (Graeco-Roman Memoirs)

£85.00 15 Oct 2026
Apuleius' Platonism: The Impersonation of Philosophy (Cambridge Classical Studies)
95% match

Apuleius' Platonism: The Impersonation of Philosophy (Cambridge Classical Studies)

Cambridge University Press

£90.00 30 Sep 2026
Apuleius: Philosophical Works (Apulei Opera Philosophica) (Oxford Classical Texts)
95% match

Apuleius: Philosophical Works (Apulei Opera Philosophica) (Oxford Classical Texts)

Oxford University Press

£38.52 11 Oct 2026
Philosophy and Exegesis in Simplicius: The Methodology of a Commentator
95% match

Philosophy and Exegesis in Simplicius: The Methodology of a Commentator

Bloomsbury

£110.00 12 Sep 2026
Epictetus: A Stoic and Socratic Guide to Life
95% match

Epictetus: A Stoic and Socratic Guide to Life

Oxford University Press

£47.80 20 Aug 2026
Art of Contextualizing Philo of Alexandria - Ancient Judaism Study
95% match

Art of Contextualizing Philo of Alexandria - Ancient Judaism Study

Mohr Siebeck

£140.70 09 Oct 2026
Latin Literature of the Fourth Century - Routledge Revivals
95% match

Latin Literature of the Fourth Century - Routledge Revivals

Routledge

£125.00 06 Oct 2026
Clement of Alexandria and the Shaping of Christian Literary Practice: Miscellany and the Transformation of Greco-Roman Writing
95% match

Clement of Alexandria and the Shaping of Christian Literary Practice: Miscellany and the Transformation of Greco-Roman Writing

Cambridge University Press

£82.65 19 Sep 2026
Reading Voices: Five Studies in Theocritus’ Narrating Techniques: 21 (Lang Classical Studies)
95% match

Reading Voices: Five Studies in Theocritus’ Narrating Techniques: 21 (Lang Classical Studies)

Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften

£63.53 18 Sep 2026
In Praise of Constantius: Greek Panegyric in Late Antiquity (Oxford Studies in Late Antiquity)
94% match

In Praise of Constantius: Greek Panegyric in Late Antiquity (Oxford Studies in Late Antiquity)

Oxford University Press

£86.00 14 Aug 2026
The Cambridge Companion to Plutarch (Cambridge Companions to Literature)
94% match

The Cambridge Companion to Plutarch (Cambridge Companions to Literature)

Cambridge University Press

£79.66 06 Oct 2026
Aulus Gellius: Attic Nights, Preface and Books 1-10 (Auli Gelli Noctes Atticae: Praefatio et Libri I-X): Breviqve Adnotatione Critica Instrvctae (Oxford Classical Texts)
94% match

Aulus Gellius: Attic Nights, Preface and Books 1-10 (Auli Gelli Noctes Atticae: Praefatio et Libri I-X): Breviqve Adnotatione Critica Instrvctae (Oxford Classical Texts)

Oxford University Press

£60.00 27 Aug 2026