LEADER 02293nam 2200373 450 001 996201324903316 005 20231108112532.0 010 $a0-674-99528-7 035 $a(CKB)3820000000011963 035 $a(NjHacI)993820000000011963 035 $a(EXLCZ)993820000000011963 100 $a20231108d1992 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aAutobiography and Selected Letters$hVolume II $eLetters 51-193 /$fLibanius, A. F. Norman 210 1$aCambridge, MA :$cHarvard University Press,$d1992. 215 $a1 online resource (496 pages) 225 1 $aLoeb classical library ;$v479 330 $aA professing pagan in an aggressively Christian empire, a friend of the emperor Julian and acquaintance of St. Basil, a potent spokesman for private and political causes-Libanius can tell us much about the tumultuous world of the fourth century. Born in Antioch to a wealthy family steeped in the culture and religious traditions of Hellenism, Libanius rose to fame as a teacher of the classics in a period of rapid social change. In his lifetime Libanius was an acknowledged master of the art of letter writing. Today his letters-about 1550 of which survive-offer an enthralling self-portrait of this combative pagan publicist and a vivid picture of the culture and political intrigues of the eastern empire. A. F. Norman selects one eighth of the extant letters, which come from two periods in Libanius's life, 355-365 and 388-393 CE, letters written to Julian, churchmen, civil officials, scholars, and his many influential friends. The Letters are complemented, in this two-volume edition, by Libanius's Autobiography (Oration 1), a revealing narrative that begins as a scholar's account and ends as an old man's private journal. Also available in the Loeb Classical Library is a two-volume edition of Libanius's Orations. 410 0$aLoeb classical library ;$v479. 606 $aClassical literature 615 0$aClassical literature. 676 $a880.09 700 $aLibanius$0172673 702 $aNorman$b A. F. 801 0$bNjHacI 801 1$bNjHacl 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996201324903316 996 $aVita$919464 997 $aUNISA