Libanius and the Schools of Rhetoric in Roman Athens
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https://doi.org/10.52610/rhs.v16i61.115Keywords:
Libanius, study and teaching, declamation, AthensAbstract
In this paper fourth century Athens and its rhetorical
schools as portrayed by the sophist Libanius are presented, and the
city’s role for the students and professional sophists is discussed.
The paper also contains a brief survey of classical Athens as
depicted in the declamations of Libanius.
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