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Autobiography and Selected Letters, Volume II: Letters 51-193

by Libanius , A.E. Norman (Translator)

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A professing pagan in an aggressively Christian empire, a friend of the emperor Julian and acquaintance of St. Basil, a potent spokesman for private and political causes--Libanius can tell us much about the tumultuous world of the fourth century.

Born in Antioch to a wealthy family steeped in the culture and religious traditions of Hellenism, Libanius rose to fame as a teac ...more

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Published January 1st 1992 by Harvard University Press

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