Greek Philosophers and Sophists in the Fourth Century Ad. Studies in Eunapius of Sardis

by Robert J. Penella

Eunapius's Lives of Philosophers and Sophists is a work of considerable importance for the cultural history of the eastern Roman Empire in the fourth century A.D. In particular, it opens a window onto two central aspects of late ancient paganism, Iamblichan Neoplatonism and academic rhetorical culture. This volume offers a close study of the Lives , much of it amounting more or less to a commentary in continuous prose. Greek Philosophers and Sophists...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0905205790
• ISBN13: 9780905205793
• Release Date: December 1990
• Publisher: Francis Cairns Publications
• Length: 165 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 8.7"