Heroicus. Gymnasticus. Discourses 1 And 2

Philostratus's writings embody the height of the renaissance of Greek literature in the second century CE. Heroicus is a vineyard conversation about the beauty, continuing powers, and worship of the Homeric heroes. Gymnasticus is the sole surviving ancient treatise on sports, which reshapes conventional ideas about the athletic body.

• | By (Author): Philostratus
• | Publisher: Harvard University Press
• | Publication Date: Jun 09, 2014
• | Country of Publication: United States
• | Number of Pages: 544 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardback
• | ISBN-10: 0674996747
• | ISBN-13: 9780674996748