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Fronto and Antonine Rome /

This is a study of a man who was the presiding genius of Latin letters in the second century, the leading orator and lawyer of his day, a prominent senator and consul, the close friend of four emperors and the teacher of two, including the philosopher-emperor Marcus Aurelius. It is a history that te...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Champlin, Edward (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2013]
Edición:Reprint 2013
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • CONTENTS
  • Note on Texts and Translations
  • INTRODUCTION
  • I AFRICA
  • II ITALY
  • III LITERARY SOCIETY AT ROME
  • IV THE MAN OF LETTERS
  • V THE LAWYER
  • VI THE SENATOR
  • VII THE FRIEND OF CAESAR
  • VIII THE TEACHER OF EMPERORS
  • APPENDIX A. The Dates of the Letters
  • APPENDIX B. The Date of Fronto's Birth
  • APPENDIX C. The Date of Fronto's Death
  • Notes
  • Index of Passages Discussed
  • General Index