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Prosopography of Greek Rhetors and Sophists of the Roman Empire
Janiszewski, Pawel; Stebnicka, Krystyna; Szabat, Elzbieta
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Hardback. This volume - the first project of its kind in the field - collates c. 1200 biographical entries on Greek sophists and rhetors who flourished in the Roman Empire from the first to the seventh century AD. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 195 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1130.
This volume - the first project of its kind in the field - collates c. 1200 biographical entries on Greek sophists and rhetors who flourished in the Roman Empire from the first to the seventh century AD. Ancient Greek sophists, the masters of speech and teachers of rhetoric, constituted one of the most important and interesting intellectual circles of the ancient world. The prosopography provides comprehensive information on sophists and their activities, using abundant and varied source material such as literary texts (including those of the rhetors themselves) and papyrological, epigraphic, and numismatic evidence. Each entry provides data ... Read more
This volume - the first project of its kind in the field - collates c. 1200 biographical entries on Greek sophists and rhetors who flourished in the Roman Empire from the first to the seventh century AD. Ancient Greek sophists, the masters of speech and teachers of rhetoric, constituted one of the most important and interesting intellectual circles of the ancient world. The prosopography provides comprehensive information on sophists and their activities, using abundant and varied source material such as literary texts (including those of the rhetors themselves) and papyrological, epigraphic, and numismatic evidence. Each entry provides data ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
Number of Pages
480
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780198713401
SKU
V9780198713401
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About Janiszewski, Pawel; Stebnicka, Krystyna; Szabat, Elzbieta
Pawel Janiszewski is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Ancient History at the University of Warsaw. Krystyna Stebnicka is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Ancient History at the University of Warsaw. Elzbieta Szabat is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Ancient History at the University of Warsaw.
Reviews for Prosopography of Greek Rhetors and Sophists of the Roman Empire
The three Polish historian who have compiled this volume deserve credit for their industry in collecting and refereeing a great deal of biographical information a convenient reference tool.
Stephen Halliwell, The Times Literary Supplement
Stephen Halliwell, The Times Literary Supplement