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Autobiography and Selected Letters
Autobiography. Letters 1-50
- Editore:
Harvard University Press
- Collana:
- Loeb Classical Library
- Traduttore:
- Norman, A. F.
- EAN:
9780674995277
- ISBN:
0674995279
- Pagine:
- 529
- Formato:
- Hardback
- Lingua:
- Inglese
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Descrizione Autobiography and Selected Letters
A professing pagan in an aggressively Christian empire, a friend of the emperor Julian and acquaintance of St. Basil, and a potent spokesman for private and political causes, Libanius has much to tell us about the tumultuous world of the 4th century. Born in Antioch to a wealthy family steeped in the traditions of Hellenism, Libanius rose to fame as a teacher of the classics. In his lifetime, he was an acknowledged master of the art of letter writing, and today his letters offer a vivid picture of the culture and political intrigues of the eastern empire. A. F. Norman selects an eighth of the 1,550 extant letters. The letters are complemented by Libanius's < I>
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