About this title: Dio of Prusa, known as Dio Chrysostom, was the foremost orator in the classical world in the first century AD. This new edition, with introduction and commentary, presents three of his speeches, all of which are masterpieces of the genre and are particularly important for the intellectual history of the period. In 'Euboicus' (7), Dio relates his shipwreck in Euboea and hospitable reception by an isolated group of hunters in the mountains, and uses this as the basis of an eloquent discourse on the simple life and the evils of urban societies. In 'Olympicus' (12), he addresses the assembled ...
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780521376969ISBN:0521376963
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Cambridge Univ Pr, West Nyack, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1992
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780521376969ISBN:0521376963
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: 1992
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: 1992
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Binding: Hardback
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780521375481ISBN:0521375487
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: CAMBRIDGE UNIV PR
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780521376969ISBN:0521376963
Description: New. This is an edition of the Greek text with commentary of three speeches by Dio of Prusa (Dio Chrysostom) which are particulary important for the intellectual history of the Greco-Roman world. They are full of colorful narrative, myth and satire. While... read more
Description: New. Dio of Prusa, known as Dio Chrysostom, was the foremost orator in the classical world in the first century AD. This new edition, with introduction and commentary, presents three of his speeches, all of which are masterpieces of the genre and are particularly important for the intellectual history of the period. read more
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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