The School Of Libanius In Late Antique Antioch
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The School Of Libanius In Late Antique Antioch
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Author : Raffaella Cribiore
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2016-07-26
The School Of Libanius In Late Antique Antioch written by Raffaella Cribiore and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-07-26 with History categories.
This book is a study of the fourth-century sophist Libanius, a major intellectual figure who ran one of the most prestigious schools of rhetoric in the later Roman Empire. He was a tenacious adherent of pagan religion and a friend of the emperor Julian, but also taught leaders of the early Christian church like St. John Chrysostom and St. Basil the Great. Raffaella Cribiore examines Libanius's training and personality, showing him to be a vibrant educator, though somewhat gloomy and anxious by nature. She traces how he cultivated a wide network of friends and former pupils and courted powerful officials to recruit top students. Cribiore describes his school in Antioch--how students applied, how they were evaluated and trained, and how Libanius reported progress to their families. She details the professional opportunities that a thorough training in rhetoric opened up for young men of the day. Also included here are translations of 200 of Libanius's most important letters on education, almost none of which have appeared in English before. Cribiore casts into striking relief the importance of rhetoric in late antiquity and its influence not only on pagan intellectuals but also on prominent Christian figures. She gives a balanced view of Libanius and his circle against the far-flung panorama of the Greek East.
Libanius The Sophist
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Author : Raffaella Cribiore
language : en
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Release Date : 2013-11-15
Libanius The Sophist written by Raffaella Cribiore and has been published by Cornell University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-15 with History categories.
Libanius of Antioch was a rhetorician of rare skill and eloquence. So renowned was he in the fourth century that his school of rhetoric in Roman Syria became among the most prestigious in the Eastern Empire. In this book Raffaella Cribiore draws on her unique knowledge of the entire body of Libanius’s vast literary output—including 64 orations, 1,544 letters, and exercises for his students—to offer the fullest intellectual portrait yet of this remarkable figure whom John Chrystostom called "the sophist of the city." Libanius (314–ca. 393) lived at a time when Christianity was celebrating its triumph but paganism tried to resist. Although himself a pagan, Libanius cultivated friendships within Antioch’s Christian community and taught leaders of the Church including Chrysostom and Basil of Caesarea. Cribiore calls him a "gray pagan" who did not share the fanaticism of the Emperor Julian. Cribiore considers the role that a major intellectual of Libanius’s caliber played in this religiously diverse society and culture. When he wrote a letter or delivered an oration, who was he addressing and what did he hope to accomplish? One thing that stands out in Libanius’s speeches is the startling amount of invective against his enemies. How common was character assassination of this sort? What was the subtext to these speeches and how would they have been received? Adapted from the Townsend Lectures that Cribiore delivered at Cornell University in 2010, this book brilliantly restores Libanius to his rightful place in the rich and culturally complex world of Late Antiquity.
Culture And Society In Later Roman Antioch
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Author : Isabella Sandwell
language : en
Publisher: Oxbow Books Limited
Release Date : 2004
Culture And Society In Later Roman Antioch written by Isabella Sandwell and has been published by Oxbow Books Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with History categories.
Libanius and higher education at Antioch / Samuel N.C. Lieu -- Communality and theatre in Libanius' Oration LXIV In defence of the pantomimes / Johannes Haubold, Richard Miles -- Christian self-definition in the fourth century AD : John Chrysostom on Christianity, imperial rule and the city / Isabella Sandwell -- Christian demography in the territorium of Antioch (4th-5th c.) : observations on the epigraphy / Frank R. Trombley -- The Romanization and Christianization of the Antiochene region : the material evidence from three sites / Tasha Vorderstrasse -- The archaeological landscape of late Roman Antioch / Jesse Casana -- The seedier side of Antioch / Simon Ellis -- Surveying the scene : Antioch Mosaic pavements as a source of historical evidence / Janet Huskinson.
Symeon Stylites The Younger And Late Antique Antioch
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Author : Lucy Parker
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2022-07-07
Symeon Stylites The Younger And Late Antique Antioch written by Lucy Parker and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-07-07 with Antioch (Turkey) categories.
Symeon Stylites the Younger and Late Antique Antioch: From Hagiography to History is a study of the authority of the holy man and its limits in times of crisis. Lucy Parker investigates the tensions that emerged when increasingly ambitious claims about the powers of holy men came into conflict with undeniable evidence of their failures, and explores how holy men and their supporters responded to this. The work takes as its central figure Symeon Stylites the Younger (c.521-592), who, from his vantage point on a column on a mountain close to Antioch, witnessed a period of exceptional turbulence in the local area, which, in the sixth century, experienced plague, earthquakes, and Persian invasion. Through an examination of Symeon's own writings, as well as his hagiographic biography, it reveals that the stylite was a divisive figure who played upon social tensions and upon culturally sensitive areas such as paganism to carve out a role for himself as prophet and spiritual authority in the face of considerable opposition. It sets Symeon's life and cult in the context of Antioch and eastern Roman society, offering a new perspective on the state of the empire in the period before the rise of Islam. It argues that hagiography is an exceptionally rich source for the historian, offering insights into debates and tensions which reached to the heart of Christianity.
Symeon Stylites The Younger And Late Antique Antioch
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Author : Lucy Parker
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2022
Symeon Stylites The Younger And Late Antique Antioch written by Lucy Parker and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022 with Antioch (Turkey) categories.
Symeon Stylites the Younger and Late Antique Antioch explores the authority of a holy man and its limitations in times of crisis, with a particular focus on the little-studied Antiochene stylite Symeon the Younger. Symeon the Younger (c.521-92) lived through a period of repeated disasters in the region of Antioch, including earthquakes, plagues, and Persian invasions. The book explores how Symeon and his supporters reacted to these crises, which posed a powerful challenge to the claims of holy men to be able to protect their supplicants. It argues that crisis laid bare theological and emotional tensions that had always existed around the role of a holy man as intercessor between God and his supplicants. It considers various texts associated with the stylite, including his sermon collection, his hagiographic Life, and the Life of his mother, Martha, setting these in the broader context of society and culture in the late Roman empire and of developments in hagiography over time. The sermon collection and the Life of Symeon show that the stylite was a divisive figure who played on social tensions and scapegoated the wealthy notables of Antioch for disaster. The Life of Martha reflects a reorientation of priorities for the cult, offering an original vision of holiness based on participation in liturgy and the sacraments. The tensions evinced in these texts are reflected in other hagiographies from the period, offering a new perspective on the state of the Roman empire in the sixth and seventh centuries.
The Power Of Religion In Late Antiquity
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Author : Andrew Cain
language : en
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Release Date : 2009-01-01
The Power Of Religion In Late Antiquity written by Andrew Cain and has been published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-01-01 with History categories.
Late Antiquity witnessed a dramatic recalibration in the economy of power, and nowhere was this more pronounced than in the realm of religion. The transformations that occurred in this pivotal era moved the ancient world into the Middle Ages and forever changed the way that religion was practiced. The twenty eight studies in this volume explore this shift using evidence ranging from Latin poetic texts, to Syriac letter collections, to the iconography of Roman churches and Merowingian mortuary goods.The kaleidoscope of perspectives they provide creates a richly illuminating volume that add a new social and political dimension to current debates about religion in Late Antiquity.
Antioch As A Centre Of Hellenic Culture As Observed By Libanius
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Author : Libanius
language : en
Publisher: Translated Texts for Historians
Release Date : 2000
Antioch As A Centre Of Hellenic Culture As Observed By Libanius written by Libanius and has been published by Translated Texts for Historians this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Antioch (Principality) categories.
This volume will interest not only students of Libanius and of Antioch, but also those engaged in the broader study of education, rhetoric, Hellenic culture and upper-class pagan society in late antiquity."--BOOK JACKET.
Symeon Stylites The Younger And Late Antique Antioch
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Author : Lucy Anne Rosamund Parker
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2022
Symeon Stylites The Younger And Late Antique Antioch written by Lucy Anne Rosamund Parker and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022 with Antioch (Turkey) categories.
A study of the authority of the holy man and its limits in times of crisis, taking as its central figure Symeon Stylites the Younger (c.521-592), who, from his vantage point on a column on a mountain close to Antioch, witnessed a period of exceptional turbulence in the sixth century, including plague, earthquakes, and Persian invasion.
Social Control In Late Antiquity
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Author : Kate Cooper
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2020-10
Social Control In Late Antiquity written by Kate Cooper and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10 with History categories.
Explores how in late antiquity women, slaves, and children claimed agency in small-scale communities despite intimidation by the powerful.
Roman History Late Antiquity Oxford Bibliographies Online Research Guide
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Author : Oxford University Press
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 2010-05-01
Roman History Late Antiquity Oxford Bibliographies Online Research Guide written by Oxford University Press and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-05-01 with Literary Criticism categories.
This ebook is a selective guide designed to help scholars and students of the ancient world find reliable sources of information by directing them to the best available scholarly materials in whatever form or format they appear from books, chapters, and journal articles to online archives, electronic data sets, and blogs. Written by a leading international authority on the subject, the ebook provides bibliographic information supported by direct recommendations about which sources to consult and editorial commentary to make it clear how the cited sources are interrelated. A reader will discover, for instance, the most reliable introductions and overviews to the topic, and the most important publications on various areas of scholarly interest within this topic. In classics, as in other disciplines, researchers at all levels are drowning in potentially useful scholarly information, and this guide has been created as a tool for cutting through that material to find the exact source you need. This ebook is just one of many articles from Oxford Bibliographies Online: Classics, a continuously updated and growing online resource designed to provide authoritative guidance through the scholarship and other materials relevant to the study of classics. Oxford Bibliographies Online covers most subject disciplines within the social science and humanities, for more information visit www.aboutobo.com.