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The school of Libanius in late antique Antioch /

This book is a study of the fourth-century sophist Libanius, a major intellectual figure who ran one of the most prestigious schools of rhetoric in the later Roman Empire. He was a tenacious adherent of pagan religion and a friend of the emperor Julian, but also taught leaders of the early Christian...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cribiore, Raffaella
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2007.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Libanius and rhetoric in Antioch
  • Schools and Sophists in the Roman East
  • The network
  • Admission and evaluation
  • Teaching the logoi
  • The long and the short paths to rhetoric
  • After rhetoric
  • Conclusion : words and silence
  • Appendix 1 : the dossiers of students
  • Appendix 2 : length of students' attendance.