Modern era thumb|Apollonius of Tyana on a book cover or a frontispice, before 1800. Beginning in the early 16th century, there was great interest in Apollonius in Europe, but the traditional ecclesiastical viewpoint prevailed, and until the Age of Enlightenment the Tyanean was usually treated as a demonic magician and a great enemy of the Church who collaborated with the devil and tried to overthrow Christianity.Dzielska pp. 193-204.
Modern era thumb|Apollonius of Tyana on a book cover or a frontispice, before 1800. Beginning in the early 16th century, there was great interest in Apollonius in Europe, but the traditional ecclesiastical viewpoint prevailed, and until the Age of Enlightenment the Tyanean was usually treated as a demonic magician and a great enemy of the Church who collaborated with the devil and tried to overthrow Christianity.Dzielska pp. 193-204.