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Libanius (AD 314–393) 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 sixty-four 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.    Also available in the Loeb Classical Library is a two-volume edition of Libanius’ Autobiography and Selected Letters.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":49730473525521,"sku":"NGR9780674994973","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0674994973.jpg?v=1778580922"},{"product_id":"autobiography-and-selected-letters-volume-ii-book-libanius-9780674995284","title":"Autobiography and Selected Letters, Volume II","description":"Libanius, one of the last great publicists and teachers of Greek paganism, has much to tell us about the tumultuous world of the fourth century AD. 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Libanius lived in Antioch (Syria) where he was a teacher of rhetoric: His school was the most important in the East and students flocked there from many countries. Some of the orations in this collection, like his correspondence, illuminate his relations with his students as well as his methods of teaching rhetoric, a discipline for which he had the highest regard. These orations also show that Libanius was a major figure in his city, in frequent contact with influential officials and governors, and that he even had a close relationship with the Emperor Julian. Oration 37 reveals that there were rumours that Julian had contributed to the death of his wife by asking a court doctor to poison her, while Oration 63 indicates that Libanius, usually considered to be a thorough-going pagan, was bequeathed the patrimony of a Christian friend, even though the latter's brother was bishop of Antioch. 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