---
name: Philostratus the Athenian
name_greek: Φιλόστρατος ὁ Ἀθηναῖος
eul_aid: rfi
canonical: "https://eulogikon.org/authors/philostratus-the-athenian-rfi"
period: Roman
dialect: Atticizing Literary
works_count: 7
license: "https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/"
---

# Philostratus the Athenian

*Φιλόστρατος ὁ Ἀθηναῖος*

**eul_aid:** `rfi` · [HTML page](https://eulogikon.org/authors/philostratus-the-athenian-rfi)

Philostratus the Athenian, a Greek orator of the Second Sophistic. Seven surviving works and letters. Free to read and download from the Greek library archive.

## Works

- [Apollonius of Tyana's Life](https://eulogikon.org/works/philostratus-athens-apollonius-of-tyanas-life-rfi-aa) — *Τὰ ἐς τὸν Τυανέα Ἀπολλώνιον* · `rfi-aa`
- [Epigram](https://eulogikon.org/works/philostratus-athens-epigram-rfi-af) — *Ἐπίγραμμα* · `rfi-af`
- [Gymnastics](https://eulogikon.org/works/philostratus-athens-gymnastics-rfi-ad) — *Γυμναστικός* · `rfi-ad`
- [Heroicus](https://eulogikon.org/works/philostratus-athens-heroicus-rfi-ae) — *Ἡρωικός* · `rfi-ae`
- [Letters, Lectures](https://eulogikon.org/works/philostratus-athens-letters-lectures-rfi-ac) — *Ἐπιστολαί. Διαλέξεις.* · `rfi-ac`
- [Lives of the Sophists](https://eulogikon.org/works/philostratus-athens-lives-sophists-rfi-ab) — *Βίοι Σοφιστῶν* · `rfi-ab`
- [Nero](https://eulogikon.org/works/philostratus-athens-nero-rfi-ag) — *Νέρων* · `rfi-ag`

## License and provenance

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