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Sopater of Apamea (; died before 337 AD), was a distinguished sophist and Neoplatonist philosopher. He was a disciple of Iamblichus, after whose death (c. 325 AD), he went to Constantinople, where he enjoyed the favour and personal friendship of Constantine I. The Suda lists that he wrote variety of works, including one ''On Providence'', and another called ''People who have Undeserved Good or Bad Fortune''.〔Suda, ''Sopatros'', Sigma 845.〕 He is distinguished from another sophist of that name "Of Apamea ... (Or rather, of Alexandria)", who wrote epitomes of very many authors and probably also the ''Historical Extracts'',〔Suda, ''Sopatros'', Sigma 848.〕 of which Photius〔Photius, ''Bibliotheca'' Cod. 161〕 has preserved a summary, from which it appears that it contained a vast variety of fact and fiction, collected from a great number of authors. Sozomenus relates "an invention of persons who desired to vilify the Christian religion", that Constantine asked Sopater for purification after having killed his son Crispus and that Sopater denied him.〔Sozomen, ''Hist. Eccl.'' i. 5.〕 Sopater was one of many who were put to death by Constantine, sometime before 337 AD. Zosimus ascribes his death to the machinations of Ablabius.〔Zosimus, ii. 40〕 Eunapius alleges that Sopater was charged with detaining by magical arts a fleet laden with grain.〔Eunapius, ''Lives of the Sophists''.〕 ==Notes== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sopater of Apamea」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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