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Apollonius

27. King of TYRE, is the hero of a Greek romance.

Greek Romance

The author of this is unknown. Barth (Adversar. 58.1) thought that the author was a Christian of the name of Symposius.

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Political Verse version by Constantius or Gabriel Contianus

About the year A. D. 1500, the romance was put into so-called political verse by Constantinus or Gabriel Contianus, and was printed at Venice, 1603, 4to.

Latin Translation

A Latin translation had been published before that time by M. Velserus, under the title, " Narratio eorum quake acciderunt Apollonio Tyrio," Aug. Vindel. 1595, 4to.

Translations

During the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries this romance was very popular, and was translated into most of the European languages.

[L.S]

William Smith. A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. London. John Murray: printed by Spottiswoode and Co., New-Street Square and Parliament Street. In the article on Soranus, we find: "at this present time (1848)" and this date seems to reflect the dates of works cited. 1873 - probably the printing date.

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A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology
William Smith, Ed.

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Greek Romance

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Apollonius

Greek Romance

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Political Verse version by Constantius or Gabriel Contianus

Latin Translation

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A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology
William Smith, Ed.