Libanius

Libanius's Progymnasmata model exercises in Greek prose composition and rhetoric by Libanius ( )
17 editions published between 2008 and 2009 in English and Greek, Ancient and held by 1,009 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Jews and Christians in Antioch in the first four centuries of the common era by Wayne A Meeks ( Book )
3 editions published between 1978 and 1979 in English and held by 538 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Libanii Opera by Libanius ( Book )
55 editions published between 1903 and 1997 in 6 languages and held by 333 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Voll. 9 und 10 betreffen die Handschrift Cod. 459 der Burgerbibliothek Bern

Autobiography (Oration I) the Greek text by Libanius ( Book )
9 editions published in 1965 in 4 languages and held by 251 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Julian the emperor, containing Gregory Nazianzen's two Invectives and Libanius' Monody with Julian's extant theosophical works by C. W King ( Book )
4 editions published in 1888 in English and held by 137 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Imaginary speeches : a selection of declamations by Libanius ( Book )
3 editions published in 1996 in English and held by 123 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Discours by Libanius ( Book )
15 editions published between 1988 and 2003 in 4 languages and held by 121 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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The ten thousand torments of a termagant display'd in a speech made by a gentleman to the Senate of Athens. Praying That their Lordships would permit Him to Hang Himself, in order to get rid of a Scolding Wife ; And that his Relations might be exempted from the Penalty of a Confiscation of his Goods, usually exacted in Cases of Self-Murder by Libanius ( )
11 editions published between 1732 and 2005 in English and held by 104 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Discours by Libanius ( Book )
9 editions published in 1979 in 3 languages and held by 99 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Selected works by Libanius ( Book )
27 editions published between 1969 and 1987 in 4 languages and held by 92 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
LIBANIUS (A.D. 314-393) was one of the last great publicists and educators of Greek paganism. His story, as presented in his 'Autobiography' (Oration I) and the 'Life' by Eunapius, is supplemented by information from a correspondence of over 1500 items (dated A.D. 355-365 and A.D. 388-393) and 64 extant orations. Sophistic works of various types, including the 'Hypotheses of Demosthenes' Orations', complete the corpus of his works. He was born in Antioch of respectable municipal family and, after study at Athens, 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. His views and prejudices caused him to react sharply against many contemporary trends. As sophist of Antioch and a devoted exponent of the traditional Hellenic system of education, he remained deliberately and contemptuously unacquainted with Latin, and deplored its increasing influence. Naturally humane in outlook and sympathizing with the local bouregoisie, 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 mouthpiece of protest against religious persecution, official or unofficial. Illness and professional and family disappointments sharpen these criticisms in his later years. The orations upon Julian, to whose memory he remained devoted all his life, were composed between 362 and 365, and present Libanius with a positive role and a congenial subject, revealing him at the height of his powers and influence. They were used by the Church historians, and this, coupled with his relations with Basil and with Chrysostom, his pupil in Antioch, lent them respectability enough to make his works, despite their consistent criticisms of the Christian religion, acceptable to Byzantine piety