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These circumstances seem to imply that astrology, magic, etc, were at that time of considerable service in political intrigues. Philostr. v. ii, etc. Ibid. v. 20, etc. Philostr. v. 27.
Philostr. i. 8, 11, iv. 36, 38, 44, vii. 34, viii. 5, 11. See the description of his raising the Roman maid as above given. Or take again the account of his appearance to Damis and Demetrius at Puteoli, after vanishing from Court, viii. 12; in which there is much incautious agreement with Luke xxiv. 14-17, 27, 29, 32, 36-40.
See Euseb. 8. Philostr. iv. 3, 16, 20, 25, 44, v. 42, vi. 43, vii. 38. Ibid. i. 12, iv. 24, 43, 11-13, 18, 30, vi. 3, 32. Ibid. iv. 10. Vit. iv. 45; Cf. Mark v. 29, etc.; Luke vii. 16; also John xi. 41-43; Acts iii. 4-6. In the sequel, the parents offer him money, which he gives as a portion to the damsel. Lib. 67. Hist. 67. Vit. viii. 26.
Epist. ii. 44, vid. also i. 2. He does not say "in supernatural power." Cf. John xii. 37: "But though He had done so many miracles before them, yet they believed not in Him." Epist. 68. Claudius, in a message to the Tyanæans, Epist. 53, praises him merely as a benefactor to youth. Philostr. vi. 11. See Euseb. in Hierocl. 26, 27.
It must be remembered, that in the age of Philostratus the composition of romantic histories was in fashion. See Brucker, vol. i. p. 992, vol. ii. p. 378. Apollonius was only one out of several who were set up by the Eclectics as rivals to Christ Brucker, vol. ii. p. 372. Mosheim, de turbatâ Ecclesiâ, etc. Secs. 25, 26. Philostr. i. 2, 3. He professes that his account contains much news.
Olear. Vid. viii, 7, § 9. See also ii. 37, vi. 11, viii. 5. Philostr. i. 2, and Olear. ad loc. note 3, iv. 44, v. 12, vii. 39, viii. 7; Apollon. Epist. 8 and 52; Philostr. Prooem. vit. Sophist.; Euseb. in Hier. 2; Mosheim, de Simone Mago, Sec. 13. Yet it must be confessed that the views both of the Pythagoreans and Eclectics were very inconsistent on this subject. See Brucker, vol. ii. p. 447.
Ibid. ii. 1-40. Brucker, vol. ii. p. 110. Ibid. iii. 51. Ibid. iv. 1. Acts xiii. 8; see also Acts viii. 9-11, and xix. 13-16. Ibid. iv. 11, et seq. When denied at the latter place he forced his way in. Philostr. viii. 19. Ibid. iv. 35. Ibid. iv. 40, etc. Brucker, vol. ii. p. 120. Philostr. v. 10. Astrologers were concerned in Libo's conspiracy against Tiberius, and punished.
Ibid. vi. 1, etc. Philostr. vi. 29, etc. Ibid. vii. 1, etc., see Brucker, vol. ii. p. 128. Ibid. viii. 5, 6, etc. On account of his foretelling the pestilence he was honoured as a god by the Ephesians, vii. 21. Hence this prediction appeared in the indictment. Euseb. in Hier. 41.
See also ii. 12, where, by some inaccuracy, he makes him to have been in India twenty years before he was at Babylon. Olear. ad locum et præfat. ad vit. The common date of his birth is fixed by his biographer's merely accidental mention of the revolt of Archelaus against the Romans, as taking place before Apollonius was twenty years old; see i. 12. Philostr. i. 19. Philostr. i. 27-41.
In general, however, no consequence follows from his marvellous actions: e. g. when imprisoned by Domitian, in order to show Damis his power, he is described as drawing his leg out of the fetters, and then as putting it back again, vii. 38. A great exertion of power with apparently a small object. Philostr. viii. 8, 9. Ibid. viii. 15. Philostr. viii. 27. Ibid. viii. 30. Ibid. i. 5. viii. 29.
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