Autobiography (Oration 1)
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Autobiography (Oration 1) is a self-narrated speech by the 4th-century Greek sophist Libanius, detailing his life, career, and intellectual milieu in the late Roman Empire.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek oration
ⓘ
autobiographical work ⓘ speech ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Or. 1
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Oration 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Libanius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfComposition | 4th century ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Greek sophistic tradition ⓘ |
| describes |
cities where Libanius lived and taught
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education of Libanius ⓘ intellectual networks of Greek sophists ⓘ relationships of Libanius with students and patrons ⓘ teaching career of Libanius ⓘ |
| field |
classics
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late antique studies ⓘ rhetoric ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
professional identity of a sophist
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status of rhetoric in the late Roman Empire ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiography
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rhetorical oration ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodDescribed | late Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
apologia
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self-presentation ⓘ |
| literaryForm | oration ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Second Sophistic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
career of Libanius as sophist and rhetorician
ⓘ
intellectual milieu of the late Roman Empire ⓘ life of Libanius ⓘ |
| narrativeMode | retrospective self-narration ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| partOf | corpus of Libanius ⓘ |
| preservedIn | manuscript tradition of Libanius ⓘ |
| scholarlyDiscipline |
ancient history
ⓘ
philology ⓘ |
| settingDescribed |
Antioch
NERFINISHED
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Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ various cities of the eastern Roman Empire ⓘ |
| timeOfNarration | later life of Libanius ⓘ |
| usedAsSourceFor |
biography of Libanius
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history of Greek education in late antiquity ⓘ social history of late antique Antioch ⓘ |
| workChronologyWithinAuthor | early numbered oration of Libanius ⓘ |
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