Fronto and Antonine Rome / Edward Champlin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Champlin, Edward, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fronto, Marcus Cornelius.

HISTORY / General.

Orators--Rome--Biography.

Rome--History--Antonines, 96-192.

Rome--Intellectual life.

Local Subjects:

Fronto, Marcus Cornelius.

HISTORY / General.

Orators--Rome--Biography.

Rome--History--Antonines, 96-192.

Rome--Intellectual life.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

Reprint 2013

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Frontmatter

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

CONTENTS

Note on Texts and Translations

INTRODUCTION

I AFRICA

II ITALY

III LITERARY SOCIETY AT ROME

IV THE MAN OF LETTERS

V THE LAWYER

VI THE SENATOR

VII THE FRIEND OF CAESAR

VIII THE TEACHER OF EMPERORS

APPENDIX A. The Dates of the Letters

APPENDIX B. The Date of Fronto's Birth

APPENDIX C. The Date of Fronto's Death

Notes

Index of Passages Discussed

General Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Mai 2019)

ISBN:

0-674-33178-8

OCLC:

1013938065