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Headword: Ἀγάπιος
Adler number: alpha,158
Translated headword: Agapios, Agapius
Vetting Status: high
Translation:
This man was an Alexandrian by birth; raised from childhood amidst cultured discourse, he became a commentator on medical teachings and went to Byzantium where he established a very distinguished school. Relying on the magnitude of his talent and the favor of fortune, he became celebrated for his skill and amassed large amounts of money.
Greek Original:
Ἀγάπιος: οὗτος ἦν Ἀλεξανδρεὺς μὲν τὸ γένος: ἐκ παίδων δὲ λόγοις ἐντραφεὶς ἐλευθερίοις καὶ ἰατρικῶν μαθημάτων ἐξηγητὴς γεγονὼς ἀνελθὼν ἐς τὸ Βυζάντιον διατριβήν τε συνεπήξατο μάλα διαπρεπῆ, φύσεώς τε μεγέθει καὶ δεξιότητι τύχης χρησάμενος, ἔνδοξός τε ἐπὶ τῇ τέχνῃ γέγονε καὶ χρήματα μεγάλα συνείλοχεν.
Note:
Damascius, Life of Isidore fr. 330 Zintzen (298 Asmus, 107 Athanassiadi).
Keywords: biography; children; economics; ethics; geography; medicine; philosophy
Translated by: William Hutton on 9 April 2000@23:07:39.
Vetted by:
David Whitehead (added note; cosmetics) on 25 April 2002@09:01:29.
David Whitehead (typo) on 22 October 2003@02:57:05.
Catharine Roth (augmented note, added keyword) on 22 November 2005@11:33:21.
David Whitehead (more keywords; cosmetics) on 23 December 2011@06:58:53.
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