Antioch as a Centre of Hellenic Culture, as Observed by Libanius

Translated by A. F. Norman

 Antioch as a Centre of Hellenic Culture, as Observed by Libanius
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Translated by A. F. Norman

Distributed for Liverpool University Press

214 pages | 8.3 x 5.8 | © 2001
Paper $25.00 ISBN: 9780853235958 Published January 2001 For sale in North America only
Focusing on the first and last years of Libanius’ Antiochene career (AD 354–388), this volume illustrates his great range of his rhetorical skills, while at the same time illuminating the intrigues of city politics and university life. The shorter speeches give unparalleled insights into problems of sharply contemporary relevance – teachers’ pay, student indiscipline and rioting, threats from the rival Latin curriculum, accusations of professional incompetence, as well as everyday details of academic life.
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