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Ancient orator defends eloquence against Plato, a timeless clash of ideas.
Orations, Volume II
$48.00
- Hardcover
400 pages
- Release Date
14 June 2021
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Summary
Publius Aelius Aristides Theodorus was among the most celebrated authors of the Second Sophistic and an important figure in the transmission of Hellenism. Born to wealthy landowners in Mysia in 117, he studied in Athens and Pergamum before he fell chronically ill in the early 140s and retreated to Pergamum’s healing shrine of Asclepius. By 147 Aristides was able to resume his public activities and pursue a successful oratorical career. Based at his family estate in Smyrna, he traveled between…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780674997363 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0674997360 |
| Author: | Michael Trapp, Publius Aelius Aristides Theodorus |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 14 June 2021 |
| Weight: | 454g |
| Dimensions: | 162mm x 108mm x 32mm |
| Series: | Loeb Classical Library |
About The Author
Michael Trapp
Michael Trapp is Professor of Greek Literature and Thought at King’s College London.
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