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Author: Marcus Cornelius Fronto
Publisher: A&C Black
Published: 2014-01-02
Total Pages: 241
ISBN-13: 1780934424
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSelected letters written by the Roman senator and orator M. Cornelius Fronto in translation and accompanied by in-depth commentary notes, offering a unique insight into the late second century A.D Roman world.
Author: Marcus Cornelius Fronto
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Total Pages: 223
ISBN-13: 9781350284784
DOWNLOAD EBOOKM. Cornelius Fronto was a Roman senator from North Africa, and the foremost Latin orator and legal advocate of the mid-second century A.D. Fronto's talent and fame led to his appointment as tutor to Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, the adoptive sons of the emperor Antoninus Pius, in the late 130s A.D. Fronto's extant correspondence, discovered in the early nineteenth century, consists of around two hundred letters extending over a period of more than twenty-five years, from the late 130s to the mid-160s A.D ...
Author: Marcus Aurelius
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2016-02-19
Total Pages: 181
ISBN-13: 022637811X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn 1815 a manuscript containing one of the long-lost treasures of antiquity was discovered—the letters of Marcus Cornelius Fronto, reputed to have been one of the greatest Roman orators. But this find disappointed many nineteenth-century readers, who had hoped for the letters to convey all of the political drama of Cicero’s. That the collection included passionate love letters between Fronto and the future emperor Marcus Aurelius was politely ignored—or concealed. And for almost two hundred years these letters have lain hidden in plain sight. Marcus Aurelius in Love rescues these letters from obscurity and returns them to the public eye. The story of Marcus and Fronto began in 139 CE, when Fronto was selected to instruct Marcus in rhetoric. Marcus was eighteen then and by all appearances the pupil and teacher fell in love. Spanning the years in which the relationship flowered and died, these are the only love letters to survive from antiquity—homoerotic or otherwise. With a translation that reproduces the effusive, slangy style of the young prince and the rhetorical flourishes of his master, the letters between Marcus and Fronto will rightfully be reconsidered as key documents in the study of the history of sexuality and classics.
Author: Marcus Cornelius Fronto
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Published: 1920
Total Pages: 392
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Michael Petrus Josephus Van Den Hout
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 752
ISBN-13: 9789004109575
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is the first commentary on the letters of Marcus Cornelius Fronto (c. 90-95 - c. 167). It aims at an extensive grammatical, stylistic and historical interpretation of the letters and the ancient testimonies on Fronto. The author demonstrates where he stands in Latin literature; hence the numerous quotations of parallel, similar and dissentient passages from Fronto and other writers. This commentary, based on the Teubner-edition by the author (Leipzig 1988), offers a thorough explanation of the letters, a close examination of Fronto's style and language, e.g., of his archaisms and colloquialisms, identification of the persons mentioned, and the chronology of the letters. Seven elaborate indices complete this book.
Author: Olivia Elder
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2019-10-03
Total Pages: 349
ISBN-13: 1108480160
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExplores in depth how bilingualism in the correspondence of elite Romans illuminates their lives, relationships and identities.
Author: Marc Aurèle (empereur romain)
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Anthony R Birley
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2012-12-06
Total Pages: 344
ISBN-13: 1134695691
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMarcus Aurelius, the philosopher-emperor who ruled the Roman Empire between AD 161 and 180, is one of the best recorded individuals from antiquity. Even his face became more than usually familiar: the imperial coinage displayed his portrait for over 40 years, from the clean-shaven young heir of Antonius to the war-weary, heavily bearded ruler who died at his post in his late fifties. His correspondence with his tutor Fronto, and even more the private notebook he kept for his last ten years, the Meditations, provides a unique series of vivid and revealing glimpses into the character and peoccupations of this emporer who spent many years in terrible wars against northern tribes. In this accessible and scholarly study, Professor Birley paints a portrait of an emporer who was human and just - an embodiment of the pagan virtues of Rome.
Author: Saint Sidonius Apollinaris
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Published: 1915
Total Pages: 280
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: T. P. Wiseman
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2006-01-26
Total Pages: 476
ISBN-13: 9780197263235
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe study of Greco-Roman civilisation is as exciting and innovative today as it has ever been. This intriguing collection of essays by contemporary classicists reveals new discoveries, new interpretations and new ways of exploring the experiences of the ancient world. Through one and a half millennia of literature, politics, philosophy, law, religion and art, the classical world formed the origin of western culture and thought. This book emphasises the many ways in which it continues to engage with contemporary life. Offering a wide variety of authorial style, the chapters range in subject matter from contemporary poets' exploitation of Greek and Latin authors, via newly discovered literary texts and art works, to modern arguments about ancient democracy and slavery, and close readings of the great poets and philosophers of antiquity. This engaging book reflects the current rejuvenation of classical studies and will fascinate anyone with an interest in western history.
