Philosophy, rhetoric, and sophistry in the high Roman Empire : : Maximus of Tyre and twelve other intellectuals / / by Jeroen Lauwers.

How is it possible that modern scholars have labelled Maximus of Tyre, a second-century CE performer of philosophical orations, as a sophist or a ‘half-philosopher’, while his own self-presentation is that of a genuine philosopher? If we take Maximus’ claim to philosophical authority seriously, his...

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Superior document:Mnemosyne Supplements, Volume 385
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Place / Publishing House:Leiden, Netherlands ;, Boston, Massachusetts : : Brill,, 2015.
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Year of Publication:2015
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum ; Volume 385.
Physical Description:1 online resource (337 p.)
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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