Fronto and Antonine Rome

Edward Champlin

Published by Harvard University Press 1980

Fronto and Antonine Rome

Edward Champlin

https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674331785

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This is a study of a man who was the presiding genius of Latin letters in the second century, the leading orator and lawyer of his day, a prominent senator and consul, the close friend of four emperors and the teacher of two, including the philosopher-emperor Marcus Aurelius. It is a history that tells as much about the age as the man.

The book begins in Roman North Africa, with an account of Fronto's family and education and the province's influence on his career. After a brief glance at his Italian milieu, Champlin examines Fronto's letters for what they reveal about Fronto and about literary life in the second century. Next come portrayals of Fronto as lawyer, as senator, and as courtier--chapters in Fronto's life that yield a full picture of Antonine society. A final chapter discusses what Marcus Aurelius learned from the orator.

The fragmentary nature of Fronto's letters has seriously hampered their use as a historical source. By close analysis of many of the letters and by the deployment of formidable prosopographical skills, Champlin has coaxed information out of this rich material, and he weaves it into a clear social history.

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Champlin Edward :

Edward Champlin is Professor of Classics and Cotsen Professor of Humanities, Princeton University.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	vii
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Note on Texts and Translations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xii
INTRODUCTION Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
I AFRICA Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	5
II ITALY Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	20
III LITERARY SOCIETY AT ROME Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	29
IV THE MAN OF LETTERS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	45
V THE LAWYER Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	60
VI THE SENATOR Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	79
VII THE FRIEND OF CAESAR Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	94
VIII THE TEACHER OF EMPERORS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	118
APPENDIX A. The Dates of the Letters Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	131
APPENDIX B. The Date of Fronto's Birth Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	137
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Language: English
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Edition: Reprint 2013
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 185
Keywords: HISTORY / General; Orators -- Rome -- Biography.; Fronto, Marcus Cornelius.; Rome -- Intellectual life.; Rome -- History -- Antonines, 96-192.

eBook

Published: October 1, 2013
ISBN: 9780674331785

Hardcover

Published: February 5, 1980
ISBN: 9780674331778