Sophist, Emperor and sophrosyne: Moderation in Libanius' Julianic Orations.

This paper explores the significance of the Greek value of sophrosyne as a rhetorical topos through the lens of Libanius' work, demonstrating that the theme of moderation was indeed a prime concern of the orator. I consider a notable instance (Oration 16, To the Antiochenes: On the Emperor's Anger)...

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Publicado en:Mnemosyne Vol. 76; no. 5; pp. 820 - 837
Autor principal: Doyle, Lisa
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Publicado: Brill Academic Publishers 2023
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