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grbs-1921	Jones, Christopher P.	Apollonius of Tyana's Passage to India	2001	15	.pdf	application/pdf	4795	189	59	Philostratus makes Apollonius meet Damis in Syrian Hierapolis, just before he crosses the Euphrates, and the author’s geographical knowledge drops off sharply after the party leaves Upper Mesopotamia, which in his own time (though not in Apol- lonius’) lay within the Roman Empire. Thus N. C. Debevoise discussing Vardanes, the Parthian king at the time of Apollonius’ visit: “The account of Philostratus suggests that Vardanes’ territory was limited in extent, for Apollonius passed into Parthia after leaving Nineveh, which evidently belonged to Adiabene and hence to the kingdom of Gotarzes.	cache/grbs-1921.pdf	txt/grbs-1921.txt