Philippus
2. Of AMPHIPOLIS, a Greek writer of unknown date, remarkable for his obscenity, of which Suidas (
s. v. ἀποσιμῶσαι) has given a sufficiently significant specimen.
He wrote, according to Suidas (
s. r. Φίλιππος) :--1.
Ρ̓οδιακὰ βιβλία iq,
Rhodiaca Libris XIX., a history of Rhodes, which Suidas especially stigmatizes for the obscenity of its matter. 2.
κωανὰ (
s. Κωιακἂ, βιβλία β᾽,
Coiaca Libris dvolams, a history of the island of Cos. 3.
Θυσιακά,
De Sacrificiis, or more probably
Θασιακά,
Thasiaca, a history of Thasos, also in two books.
He wrote some other works not enumerated by Suidas. Theodorus Priscianus, an ancient medical writer (
Logicus, 100.11), classes Philip of Amphipolis with Herodian and lamblichus the Syrian [IAMBLICHUS, No. 1], as a pleasant writer of amatory tales, whose works tended to allure the mind to the pursuit of pleasure. All his works appear to be lost. (Suidas
ll. cc. ; Theodor. Priscian.
l.c.; Fabric.
BBL. Graec. vol. viii. pp. 159, 160; Vossius,
De Hist. Graec. lib. iii.)
