Platonism - General & Miscellaneous, Ancient Greek Philosophy - General & Miscellaneous, Plato - Ancient Greek Philosophy
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Overview
Thrasyllus, best known as the Roman emperor Tiberius' astrologist, figured prominently in the development of ancient Platonism. How prominently and to what effect are questions that have puzzled philosophers down to our day; Harold Tarrant's important new book attempts to answer them.Editorials
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Thrasyllus is best known as the head astrologer to the emperor Tiberius, but Tarrant (classics, U. of Newcastle, Australia) says he was also the most important interpreter and editor of Plato's works in first century, being the one to divide Plato's corpus into tetralogies, which served an interpretive function. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Book Details
Published
October 14, 1993
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Pages
260
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780801427190