ABSTRACT
Artemidorus, the most famous interpreter of the Greek and Roman worlds, recommended to his son that he become acquainted, to the best of his ability, with all aspects of philosophy, medicine, natural science, politics, and religion. In fact, early Muslim dream interpretation was first advanced by 'the muhaddiths or transmitters of prophetic traditions and then by the ulema or religious scholars'. As the testimonia in Pack's Teubner edition makes clear, the dreambook contains numerous references to such areas as philosophy, medicine, zoology, astronomy, and pharmacology. Moreover, Artemidorus dedicated his dreambook to Cassius Maximus, a well-known orator of the day. rtemidorus subdivides the oneiros into two categories: the allegorikos and the theorematikos. In his discussion of how theorematic dreams occur, Artemidorus cites Plato's theory that such dreams may occur in a purified soul; he also acknowledges the role of the gods who, in their desire to foretell to humans imminent events, may send theorematic dreams.
