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Also known as Libanius of Antioch, Libanios, Libanius the Sophist

retore di lingua greca (IV secolo)

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Libanius was a male rhetorician and writer from the Roman Empire who lived during the Low Roman Empire. Born in 314 in Antioch, he was a citizen of Ancient Rome and practiced paganism. He studied under Diophantus and wrote in Ancient Greek.

His notable works include *Orationes et declamationes*, *Demosthenis, Graecorum Oratorum Principis*, *Olynthiacae orationes tres*, and *Philippicae quatuor*. Other titles attributed to him are *Ditte Candiano Della gverra Troiana*, *A court of judicature, in imitation of Libanius*, and *Libanii Monodia, sive Lamentatio svper Nicomedia terrae motu subuersa*. He died in 393 in his birthplace of Antioch.

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Person · Open Library

Born
314
Died
393
Works
44

Top works

  • Ditte Candiano Della gverra Troiana
  • Orationes et declamationes
  • Demosthenis, Graecorum Oratorum Principis, Olynthiacae orationes tres, & Philippicae quatuor
  • A court of judicature, in imitation of Libanius
  • Libanii Monodia, sive Lamentatio svper Nicomedia terrae motu subuersa

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Key facts

Person.name
Libanius
Person.image
File:Libanius the sophist.jpg
Person.image_size
250px
Person.caption
Libanius as imagined in an eighteenth-century woodcut
Person.birth_place
Antioch, Coele-Syria
Person.death_date
392 or 393 AD
Person.death_place
Antioch, Coele-Syria
Person.occupation
Teacher of rhetoric
Person.notable_works
Oration I, A Reply To Aristides On Behalf Of The Dancers, Lamentation

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Ancient Rome
Place of birth
Antioch
Place of death
Antioch
Occupation
writer
Languages spoken
Ancient Greek
Religion
paganism
Image
Libanius the sophist.jpg
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date of birth
0315-00-00
date of death
0393-00-00
time period
Low Roman Empire
writing language
Ancient Greek
Commons category
Libanius
Commons Creator page
Libanius
significant place
Antioch
Sources (2)

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Article · Italiano

Libanio (in greco antico: Λιβάνιος, Libánios; in latino: Libanius; Antiochia di Siria, 314 – 394) è stato un retore siro, di lingua greca, nato in età romana ed educato secondo la scuola sofistica in un impero che stava diventando sempre più cristiano.

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