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The School of Libanius in Late Antique Antioch
Raffaella Cribiore
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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 church like St. John Chrysostom and St. Basil the Great. Raffaella Cribiore examines Libanius's training and personality, showing him to be a vibrant educator, though somewhat gloomy and anxious by nature. She traces how he cultivated a wide network of friends and former pupils and courted powerful officials ... Read more
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 church like St. John Chrysostom and St. Basil the Great. Raffaella Cribiore examines Libanius's training and personality, showing him to be a vibrant educator, though somewhat gloomy and anxious by nature. She traces how he cultivated a wide network of friends and former pupils and courted powerful officials ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
Number of Pages
376
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691128245
SKU
V9780691128245
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About Raffaella Cribiore
Raffaella Cribiore is Associate Curator for Papyri and Adjunct Professor of Classics at Columbia University. She is the coauthor of "Women's Letters from Ancient Egypt, 300 BC-AD 800" and the author of "Gymnastics of the Mind: Greek Education in Hellenistic and Roman Egypt" (Princeton), which won the American Philological Association's 2004 award for the best book in classics.
Reviews for The School of Libanius in Late Antique Antioch
"In addition to providing insights into Libanius's achievements in Antioch, the author provides translations of 200 letters (most never before translated into English) that reflect vividly the practice of education and the world of the fourth century in the east. An invaluable contribution to the study of ancient education, this volume includes everything from Libanius's early successes in Constantinople to ... Read more