Apollonius of Tyana

1st century AD Greek Neopythagorean philosopher

Apollonius of Tyana is remembered for arguments the next generation could not ignore.

The record lists Apollonius of Tyana as 1st century AD Greek Neopythagorean philosopher.

Apollonius of Tyana was born at Tyana in 15.

Philosophy then was taught in person and preserved by students; what survives often reaches us through the summaries of opponents.

The recorded fields of work are philosophy.

A philosophical position survives not by being proved but by resisting every attempt to dispose of it.

Apollonius of Tyana died in 100, aged 85. The arguments remain in print, which is the form in which philosophy survives.

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