Images of Elite Community in Philostratus
Re-Reading the Preface to the Lives of the Sophists
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20049046 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jason König (0000-0001-9758-1099, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Pages | 246-270 |
| Publication date | 2014-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Roman rule in Greek and Latin writing (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/9789004278288_013 |
| OpenAlex | W898902742 |
| ISBN | 9789004278288 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
This chapter aims to show that the Philostratus presents a spectrum of different models for imagining the constitution of Hellenic elite culture, and for imagining the relationship between elite Greeks and elite Romans. It begins with the work's preface, which emphasizes harmony and community between Philostratus and his addressee, one of the emperors Gordian. The chapter turns to Philostratus' portrayal of interaction between sophists and emperors. Some of the images of interaction between sophists and emperors in what follows come close to matching the harmony of the preface. The chapter focuses in particular on Philostratus' uniquely obsessive interest in the idea of a quasi-Panhellenic audience for intellectual discourse. It discusses many descriptions of the audiences and student bodies addressed by the sophists. The chapter concludes that the Philostratus and Gordian are representatives of a new and special way of combining Greek and Roman elite identity. Keywords: emperors; Gordian; Greek elite; Hellenic culture; Philostratus; Roman elite identity; sophists
Elite · Linguistics · Political science · Reading (process) · Sociology · Classical Antiquity Studies · History · Law · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2018 - 2023 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |