Apollonius_of_Egypt

Apollonius of Egypt

Apollonius of Egypt

Add article description

Apollonius (Ancient Greek: Απολλώνιος), a native of Egypt, was a writer who is referred to by Theophilus of Antioch as an authority respecting various opinions upon the age of the world.[1]

Whether he is the same as the Apollonius from whom Athenaeus quotes a passage concerning the symposia of the ancient Egyptians, is uncertain.[2] The number of persons of the name of Apollonius, who were natives of Egypt, is so great that unless some other distinguishing epithet is added, it is impossible to say who they were. An Apollonius, an Egyptian, is mentioned as a soothsayer, who prophesied the death of Caligula.[3]

Notes

  1. [1]
    Theophilus of Antioch, Apology to Autolycus iii. pp. 127, 136, 139
  2. [2]
    Athenaeus, Deipnosophistae v. p. 191
  3. [3]
    Cassius Dio, Roman History 59.29

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Schmitz, Leonhard (1870). "Apollonius". In Smith, William (ed.). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Vol. 1. p. 239.

Stub icon

This article about an Ancient Greek writer or poet is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Apollonius_of_Egypt, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.