Libanius

Libanius : ten mythological and historical declamations : introduction, translation, and notes by Libanius( Book )

3 editions published in 2020 in English and held by 38 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This book offers translations of ten rhetorical declamations of the fourth-century AD sophist Libanius of Antioch and some related texts, almost all appearing for the first time in a modern language. In these works the declaimer impersonates such mythological or historical figures as Poseidon, Paris, Achilles, and Orestes, either in court (as prosecutor or defendant) or by trying to persuade his audience to take a course of action. The texts illustrate the sophist's eloquence and had an educational purpose in the schools, but were also delivered before adult audiences. They also put the Hellenic past on display for audiences of the Greek East in the Roman Empire. The annotated translations are accompanied by analyses of their themes, structure, and argumentation

Epitafio per Giuliano (Orazione XVIII) by Libanius( Book )

3 editions published in 2000 in Italian and held by 25 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Antioch as a centre of Hellenic culture as observed by Libanius by Libanius( Book )

5 editions published between 2000 and 2012 in English and held by 23 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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

Viro amplissimo celeberrimo doctissimo Francisco Volcmaro Fritzschio ... : die XVI mensis Octobriss a. MDCCCXXVIII [sic] professori publico ordinario in Universitate Rostochiensi renuntiato et munere suo per decem lustra gloriose functo, ex animi sententia gratulatur Universitatis Rostochiensis rector et concilium ; inest Libanii hyper tōn orchēstōn oratio by Libanius( )

2 editions published in 1878 in Greek, Ancient and held by 22 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Libanii Apologia Socratis by Libanius( Book )

6 editions published between 1891 and 1961 in Latin and held by 21 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Libanii sophistae Graeci declamatiunculæ aliquot, eædemque Latinæ, by Libanius( )

5 editions published between 1522 and 1622 in Greek, Ancient and Latin and held by 14 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Selected works by Libanius( Book )

10 editions published between 1969 and 2015 in English and Greek, Ancient and held by 13 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Libanius (314-393 CE), who was one of the last great publicists and teachers of Greek paganism, has much to tell us about the tumultuous world of the fourth century CE. His works include Orations, the first of which is an autobiography, and Letters. Libanius (314-393 CE) was one of the last great publicists and teachers of Greek paganism. His story, as presented in his Autobiography and the Life by Eunapius, is supplemented by information from a correspondence of over 1500 items and 64 extant orations. A native of Antioch, he began his teaching career in Constantinople in 340, but soon had to retire to Nicomedeia, where he became acquainted with St. Basil and influential in the development of Julian's paganism. After a second tenure at Constantinople he returned home to become professor in Antioch in 354, a position which he held, through many vicissitudes, for the rest of his life. As sophist of Antioch and a devoted exponent of the traditional Hellenic system of education, Libanius remained deliberately and contemptuously unacquainted with Latin, and deplored its growing influence. Naturally humane in outlook and sympathizing with the local bourgeoisie, he criticized bitterly the encroachments and oppressions of the central administration, and the general cruelty of his day. Sincerely pagan in an increasingly aggressive Christian society, he became an influential voice against religious persecution, official or unofficial. The orations on Julian, to whose memory he remained devoted all his life, were composed between 362 and 365, and present Libanius with a congenial subject, revealing him at the height of his powers and influence

Discours by Libanius( Book )

1 edition published in 2016 in French and held by 12 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Dictys Cretensis et Daretis Phrygij, De Bello Troiano historia : Declamationes tres Libanij Sophistæ, eiusdem ferè argumenti by Dictys( Book )

5 editions published between 1552 and 1598 in Latin and held by 8 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Le undici filippiche di Demosthene : con una lettera di Filippo a gl'Atheniesi by Demosthenes( Book )

2 editions published between 1550 and 1551 in Italian and held by 7 WorldCat member libraries worldwide