He took no part in the political affairs of his native city, but with his large property, which was increased by the liberality of the emperors, he was enabled to support and relieve his fellow citizens whenever it was needed.
He is said to have spent his nights in the temple of the Roman god of sleep Asclepius, partly on account of the dreams and the communications with the god in them, and partly on account of the conversation of other persons who likewise spent their nights there without being able to sleep.
He used to speak extempore, and his declamations and orations are said to have been distinguished for their pathos, their richness in thought, and the precision of their style, which had nothing of the pomp and bombast of other rhetoricians.
Philostratus mentions a historical work of his (ἱστορία) which is praised for the elegance of its style, but the subject of this history is unknown.
[2][3][4][5] The grammarian Phrynichus Arabius mentions a writer of this name who produced a work called Agora (Ἀγορά), who may be the same author.