The Life of Apollonius of Tyana
The book extensively describes the alleged travels of Apollonius to Italy, Hispania, Nubia, Syria, Mesopotamia, and India. Some scholars view it as fiction and contend that Apollonius probably never reached any of these countries, but spent his entire life in the East of the Roman Empire.
According to Philostratus, his book relies on a multiplicity of sources:
Apollonius' exceptional personality and his mystical way of life, which was regarded as exemplary, impressed his contemporaries and had a lasting cultural influence. Numerous legends surrounding him and accounts of his life are contained in the extensive Life of Apollonius, which collects a large part of the legendary material about Apollonius' life and work. A large part of the ancient legends of Apollonius consists of numerous reports about miracles that he was said to have performed as a wandering sage with his lifelong companion Damis.
He was tried for allegedly having used magic as a means of conspiring against the emperor; after his conviction and subsequent death-penalty, his followers believed he underwent heavenly ascension] Most modern scholars of antiquity agree that Apollonius existed historically.
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