Greek Philosophers and Sophists in the Fourth Century AD. Studies in Eunapius of Sardis

ARCA Classical and Medieval Texts, Papers and Monographs #28

by Robert J. Penella

Eunapius's Lives of Philosophers and Sophists is a work of considerable importance for the cultural history of the eastern Roman Empire in the fourth century A.D. In particular, it opens a window onto two central aspects of late ancient paganism, Iamblichan Neoplatonism and academic rhetorical culture. This volume offers a close study of the Lives , much of it amounting more or less to a commentary in continuous prose. Greek Philosophers and Sophists in the Fourth Century A.D. will interest classicists, students of the later Roman empire and those interested in the history of ancient philosophy.

165 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1, 1990