[65] One of the imperial secretaries of the time, who was famous for his eloquence, and tutor to Apollonius. [66] A town not far from Tarsus. [67] ὡς ὑποθειάζων τὴν φιλοσοφίαν ἐγένετο. The term ὑποθειάζων occurs only in this passage, and I am therefore not quite certain of its meaning. [68] This Life by Mœragenes is casually mentioned by Origenes, Contra Celsum, vi. 41; ed. Lommatzsch (Berlin; 1841), ii. 373. [69] λόγοις δαιμονίοις. [70] Seldom is it that we have such a clear indication, for instance, as in i. 25; “The following is what _I_ have been able to learn ... about Babylon.” [71] See E. A. Schwanbeck, Megasthenis Indica (Bonn; 1846), and J. W. M’Crindle, Ancient India as described by Megasthenes and Arrian (Calcutta, Bombay, London; 1877), The Commerce and Navigation of the Erythræan Sea (1879), Ancient India as described by Ktesias (1882), Ancient India as described by Ptolemy (London; 1885), and The Invasion of India by Alexander the Great (London; 1893, 1896). [72] Another good example of this is seen in the disquisition on elephants which Philostratus takes from Juba’s History of Libya (ii. 13 and 16). [73] Perhaps a title, or the king of the Purus. [74] Not that Philostratus makes any disguise of his embellishments; see, for instance, ii. 17, where he says: “Let me, however, defer what _I_ have to say on the subject of serpents, of the manner of hunting which Damis gives a description.” [75] Legends of the wonderful happenings at his birth were in circulation, and are of the same nature as all such birth-legends of great people. [76] ἀρρήτῳ τινὶ σοφία ξυνέλαβε. [77] Sci., than his tutor; namely, the “memory” within him, or his “dæmon.” [78] This æther was presumably the mind-stuff. [79] That is to say presumably he was encouraged in his efforts by those unseen helpers of the temple by whom the cures were wrought by means of dreams, and help was given psychically and mesmerically. [80] “Where are you hurrying? Are you off to see the youth?” [81] Compare Odyssey, xx. 18. [82] I am inclined to think, however, that Apollonius was still a youngish man when he set out on his Indian travels, instead of being forty-six, as some suppose. But the difficulties of most of the chronology are insurmountable. [83] φήσας οὐκ ἀνθρώπων ἑαυτῷ δεῖν, ἀλλ' ἀνδρῶν. [84] ἰδιότροπα. [85] τoὺς oὕτω φιλοσοφοῦντας. [86] That is to say, presumably, spend the time in silent meditation. [87] That is the Brāhmans and Buddhists. Sarman is the Greek corruption of the Sanskrit Samaṇa and Pâli Samaṇo, the technical term for a Buddhist ascetic or monk. The ignorance of the copyists changed Sarmanes first into Germanes and then into Hyrcanians! [88] This shows that Apollonius was still young, and not between forty and fifty, as some have asserted. Tredwell (p. 77) dates the Indian travels as 41-54 A.D.