Porphyry on Asclepius’s and the Gods’ Departure from Rome
Eusebius transmits a fragment of Porphyry’s <i>Contra Christianos</i> in which the philosopher claimed that a disease or plague (νόσος) had seized the city for many years because there was no longer any sojourn (ἐπιδημία) of Asclepius and the gods there. Since Jesus was honored, no on...
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2025-06-01
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