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224 THE FORMATION OF CHRISTENDOMthe Indus, Babylon, Ninus, and Antioch, after a visit tothe Isle of Cyprus, where he instructs the priest inthe temple of Venus, and explains the meaning of itssymbolical statue, he sets sail for Ionia, amid theapplause and salutation of all who esteemed and valuedwisdom.Here is completed the first stage of the public lifeof Apollonius, in which one, who is described as moredevoted to wisdom than even Pythagoras was, havingformed his youth upon the model of his master, visitsthe fountain-head of that knowledge O whence the masterdrew. He treats the Indian wise men with a certainreverence, but he finds and they recognise his wisdomto be identical with their own. He does not thenreceive yth new m hem. but is as it wfirmed in th< knowledg f P fir -^^^"-t mwisdom ith th H e h nou by the kings ofBabylon and India as th t present f thhitrhest civilisation, wh beloners - to G Andhe comes bacl his native land to dispense wisdomh trym as pub t h a w th itywhere to strengthen, correct, and encourage tP b worshin. as it brated in the rit of tg ds. in all which h ) is a perfect meT is public life of Apollonius as a teacher thb :s are given by Philost tus, in which he is madtraverse the whole Rom E mp The effect 3 ofh dom are seen in promoting piety and w hipywh public life, in correcting and imh t f f all horn he meet in b ^^^p othe bad emperors, Nero and Domitdvising and preparing f gnty good em psu as Vespasian, Titus, and Nerva, in a contmforeknowledge of future events, whether concerning