The true novel of Antiquity: a narrative and philosophical tour de force.

This book recounts the life of Apollonius of Tyana, a wise healer who lived between Ephesus and Antioch in the first century AD. With his faithful disciple Damis, Apollonius traveled the world to seek and teach wisdom. Written like a novel with lots of dialogue, the book is based on ancient sources. Revealing the extraordinary scope of ancient spirituality and restoring one of its masters forgotten by History, Apollonius is a fictional tour de force, inspired by Yourcenar and Eco.