Libanius
Libanius Antiochenus
rhetorician|314–393|Antioch
Libanius (c. 314–393) was the most famous Greek rhetorician of the fourth century and one of the last great voices of classical pagan culture. Based in Antioch, he ran the most prestigious school of rhetoric in the Eastern empire, training a generation of leaders that included, remarkably, both the pagan emperor Julian and the Christian theologians Basil of Caesarea, Gregory of Nazianzus, and John Chrysostom. He was a living link between the classical and Christian worlds — a devoted pagan who counted Christians among his closest friends and students.
His letters in this collection — 29 between sent and received — represent only a fraction of his enormous correspondence (over 1,500 letters survive in the full corpus). They reveal an intellectually engaged, socially connected figure who used letters to maintain a vast network of former students, fellow rhetoricians, and government officials. His exchanges with Basil are particularly valuable as one of the few sustained dialogues between a pagan intellectual and a Christian bishop.
Libanius is historically significant because he shows us the world that Christianity was replacing — not a decadent paganism in decline but a vital intellectual tradition with its own values, its own sense of purpose, and its own understanding of what civilization meant. His voice is that of a cultivated, slightly self-important professor who genuinely believed that good Greek prose was the highest achievement of human civilization. He was wrong about the direction of history, but his letters make you understand why he thought what he did.
837
Letters sent
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Letters received
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Total letters
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Correspondents
Top correspondents
All letters (852)
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From Julian the Apostate
From Julian the Apostate
To Julian of Antioch
To Clearchus; then Elebocius
To Aristaenetus
To Araxius, provincial governor
To Heortius
To Julian of Antioch
To Aristaenetus
To Aristaenetus
To Leontius
To Priscianus
To Auxentius
To Demetrius
To Genesius
To Hygieinus
To Macedonius
To Polychronius, official
To Parnasius
To Demetrius
To Adamantius
To Demetrius
To Iamblichus
To Julian
To Demetrius
To Urbanus
To Adamantius
To Iphicrates
To Leontius
To Acacius
To Ecdicius, friend
To Modestus
To Demetrius
To Florentius
To Modestus
To Clearchus; then Elebocius
To Modestus
To Urbanus
To Demetrius
To Modestus
To Acacius
To Florentius
To Themistius
To Albanius, former student
To Spectatus
To Olympius
To Themistius
To Clearchus; then Elebocius
To Themistius
To Hygieinus
To Florentius
To Eusebius
To Spectatus
To Eumolpius
To Aetius
To Themistius
To Hygieinus
To Meterius
To Ambrosius, Quaestor
To Atarbius
To Magnus, on Baptizing Novatians, and Those Who Obtain Grace on a Sick-Bed
To Florentius
To Themistius, philosopher in Constantinople
To Domnion
To Leontius
To Philagrius, sophist
To Themistius, philosopher in Constantinople
To Parnasius
To Cratinus
To Leontius
To Pannychius, newly appointed provincial governor
To Modestus
To Spectatus
To Themistius, philosopher in Constantinople
To Modestus
To Urbanus
To Leontius
To Letoius
To Modestus
To Leontius, rhetorician
To Philagrius, sophist
To Modestus
To Demetrius
To Modestus
To Archelaus
To Themistius, philosopher in Constantinople
To Florentius
To Datianus, consular
To Spectatus
To Spectatus
To Domninus, law teacher
To Euchrostius
To Gaianus, a lawyer
To Macedonius
To Acacius Presbyter
To Nicentius
To Eustathius, of Sebasteia
To Florentius
To Priscianus
To Evagrius
To Acacius Presbyter
To Demetrius
To Adamantius
To Eutherius, governor of Armenia
To Philagrius, sophist
To Eutocius, prominent citizen
To Eustolius
To Eustolius
To Marcellinus and Anapsychia
To Priscianus
To Hypatius, former student
To Demetrius
To Achillius
To Marcellinus and Anapsychia
To Priscianus
To Aristophanes
To Ecdicius, friend
To Acacius
To Priscianus
To Andronicus, a general
To Priscianus
To Andronicus, a general
To Modestus
To Bassianus
To Andronicus, a general
To Hypatius, former student
To Andronicus, a general
To Priscianus
To Urbanus
To Modestus
To Cyrillus
To Andronicus, a general
To Eudaemon
To Modestus
To Andronicus, a general
To Cyrillus
To Zeno
To Stratonicus
To Priscianus
To Priscianus
To Andronicus, a general
To Philagrius, sophist
To Paulinus; then Themistius
To Eusebius and Faustus
To Priscianus
To Strategius
To Albanius, former student
To Ambrosius, Quaestor
To Andronicus, a general
To Andronicus, a general
To Euphemius, military commander
To Demetrius
To Stratonianus
To Demetrius
To Andronicus, a general
To Acacius Presbyter
To Modestus
To Andronicus, a general
To Nicentius
To Modestus
To Andronicus, a general
To Modestus
To Modestus
To Andronicus, a general
To Aristaenetus
To Strategius
To Demetrius
To Eusebius
To Calliopius
To Hyperechius
To Priscianus
To Paulinus; then Themistius
To Calliopius
To Modestus
To Olympius
To Aristaenetus
To Spectatus
To Datianus, consular
To Priscianus
To Acacius Presbyter
To Andronicus, a general
To Modestus
To Paulinus; then Themistius
To Eusebius
To Modestus
To Aristaenetus
To Spectatus
To Olympius
To Calliopius
To Andronicus, a general
To Hyperechius
To Paulinus; then Themistius
To Andronicus, a general
To Bassianus
To Modestus
To Apolinarius, official
To Andronicus, a general
To Meletius, of Antioch
To Andronicus, a general
To Priscianus
To Italicianus
To Maximus
To Clearchus; then Elebocius
To Themistius
To Modestus
To Demetrius
To Priscianus
To Eutherius, governor of Armenia
To Florentius
To Demetrius
To Iphicrates
To Caesarius
To Honoratus, of Salona
To Themistius
To Clearchus; then Elebocius
To Caesarius
To Eudaemon
To Priscianus
To Auxentius
To Demetrius
To Eutherius, governor of Armenia
To Iphicrates
To Eusebius
To Hyperechius
To Crispinus
To Honoratus, of Salona
To Priscianus
To Ecdicius, friend
To Germanus
To Eutherius, governor of Armenia
To Bassianus
To Demetrius
To Modestus
To Clearchus; then Elebocius
To Andronicus, a general
To Maximus
To Modestus
To Dulcitius
To Leontius
To Maximus
To Dianius
To Alexander
To Demetrius
To Maximus
To Palladius
To Maximus
To Acacius
To Priscianus
To Bishops Gerontius and John
To Eutherius, governor of Armenia
To Modestus
To Eusebius
To Anatolius, Constantinopolitan
To Cyrillus
To Leontius
To Acacius
To Alexander
To Clearchus; then Elebocius
To Priscianus
To Demetrius
To Modestus
To Andronicus, a general
To Maximus
To Clearchus; then Elebocius
To Eutherius, governor of Armenia
To Modestus
To Andronicus, a general
To Demetrius
To Maximus
To Clearchus; then Elebocius
To Ecdicius, friend
To Clematius
To Acacius Presbyter
To Clematius
To Sebastianus
To Cyrillus
To Ἀνατολίῳ
To Κληματίῳ
To Εὐπατερίῳ
To Gaianus, a lawyer
To Μαξίμῳ
To Ἀκακίῳ
To Ἀνατολίῳ
To Ἀρεσίῳ
To Δημητρίῳ
To Σελευκίω
To Κληματίῳ
To Στρατηγίῳ
To Ἀκακίῳ
To Hierocles
To Ἐκδικίῳ
To Ἀνατολίῳ
To Κληματίῳ
To Φλωρεντίῳ
To Σπεκτάτῳ
To Ἀρισταινέτῳ
To Clematius
To Παρνασίῳ
To Στρατηγίῳ
To Μαξίμῳ
To Σπεκτάτω
To Βάσσῳ
To Ἰαμβλίχῳ
To Παρνασίῳ
To Ἀνατολίῳ
To Τῷ αὐτῶ
To Ἀρισταινέτῳ
To Σπεκτάτῳ
To Βάσσῳ
To Μοδέστῳ
To Θεμιστίῳ
To Julian of Antioch
To Παύλῳ
To Ἀκακίῳ
To Ἀπελλίωνι
To Ἀκακίῳ
To Ἀρισταινέτῳ
To Ἀλκίμῳ
To Θαλασσίω
To Στρατηγίῳ
To Καλυκίῳ
To Hierocles
To Ἀρισταινέτῳ
To Εὐγνωμονίῳ
To Μοδέστῳ
To Τῷ αὐτῷ
To Ἰαμβλίχῳ
To Ὁνωράτῳ
To Θαλασσίῳ
To Στρατηγίῳ
To Μοδέστῳ
To Hierocles
To Ἀνατολίῳ
To Φιλίππῳ
To Ὑγιεινῷ
To Ἀραβίῳ
To Ἀνθίῳ
To Ἀρισταινέτῳ
To Ἀλκίμῳ
To Ἀκακίῳ
To Ἀνδρονίκῳ
To Γυμνασίῳ
To Θεμιστίῳ
To Καλλιοπίῳ
To Ῥητορίῳ
To Ἀρισταινέτῳ
To Θεμιστοκλεῖ
To Θεμιστίῳ
To Philippus, poet
To Datianus, consular
To Calliopius, official
To Jovianus
To Deonas
To Italicianus
To Aristainetus; and separately to Silanus
To Andronicus, a general
To Eusebius
To Palladius
To Eupator
To Syncletius, judge
To Elpidius
To Apargius
To Anatolius, Constantinopolitan
To Bacchius
To Asclepius, provincial governor
To Aristainetus; and separately to Silanus
To Heortius, of Themistius (a student)
To Philippus, poet
To Aristainetus; and separately to Silanus
To Acacius Presbyter
To Andronicus, a general
To Aristainetus; and separately to Silanus
To Themistius, philosopher in Constantinople
To Jovianus
To Barbatio, military commander
To Eusebius
To Anatolius, Constantinopolitan
To Olympius, physician and philosopher
To Datianus, consular
To Calliopius, official
To Eusebius
To Agesilaus
To Aristainetus; and separately to Silanus
To Andronicus, a general
To Themistius, philosopher in Constantinople
To Elpidius, newly promoted official
To Spectatus, official at court
To Datianus, consular
To Elpidius
To Heraclianus
To Phasganius, friend in another city
To Bacchius
To Caecilius
To Ambrosius, Quaestor
To Alcimus
To Aristainetus; and separately to Silanus
To Libanius
To Hellespontius
To Eusebius
To Themistius, philosopher in Constantinople
To Φωτίῳ
To Ἱερακίῳ
To Hierocles
To Βάσσῳ
To Μαρκιανῷ
To Γοργονίῳ
To Ἠλίᾳ
To Hierocles
To Μητερίῳ
To Ἀρισταινέτῳ
To Ἀλκίμῳ
To Λαμπετίῳ
To Θεμιστίῳ
To Ἀνδρονίκῳ
To Σιλανῷ
To Ὑγίνῳ
To Ἀραξίῳ
To Δημητρίῳ
To Ἀραβίῳ
To Θεμιστίῳ
To Ἀνδρονίκῳ
To Ὑγίνῳ
To Σιλανῷ
To Θεοδώρῳ
To Ἀδαμαντίῳ
To Ὀλυμπίῳ
To Δατιαμῷ
To Βαρβατίωνι
To Ἀνατολίῳ
To Julian of Antioch
To Καλλιοπίῳ
To Ἀρισταινέτῳ
To Ἠλίᾳ
To Στρατηγίῳ
To Ἀτακτίῳ
To Σελεύκῳ
To Βασιλείῳ
To Ὀλυμπίῳ
To Ἀραξίῳ
To Ἀρισταινέτῳ
To Clematius
To Andronicus, a general
To Silvanus Primate
To Heortius, of Themistius (a student)
To Anatolius, Constantinopolitan
To Florentius
To Olympius
To Anatolius, Constantinopolitan
To Aristainetus; and separately to Silanus
To Clematius
To Andronicus, a general
To Araxius, provincial governor
To Hierocles
To Aristainetus; and separately to Silanus
To Eutochius
To Sebastianus
To Cataphronius
To Anatolius, Constantinopolitan
To Olympius
To Araxius, provincial governor
To Spectatus
To Anatolius, Constantinopolitan
To Hierax
To Demetrius
To Euphemius, military commander
To Julian of Antioch
To Aristainetus; and separately to Silanus
To Firminus
To Domninus, law teacher
To Olympius
To Anatolius, Constantinopolitan
To Calliopius
To Aristainetus; and separately to Silanus
To Spectatus
To Olympius
To Arsenius
To Antiochus
To Eumathius
To Andronicus, a general
To Antiochus
To Spectatus
To Elpidius
To Heortius
To Euippius
To Anatolius, Constantinopolitan
To Aristainetus; and separately to Silanus
To Heortius, of Themistius (a student)
To Anatolius, Constantinopolitan
To Andronicus, a general
To Olympius and Jovinus
To Olympius
To Barbatio, military commander
To Mygdonius
To Musonius
To Eugnemonius
To Andronicus, a general
To Aristainetus; and separately to Silanus
To Aristainetus; and separately to Silanus
To Anatolius, Constantinopolitan
To Crescens
To Congregation of Assurae, Concerning Fortunatianus, Formerly Their
To Olympius
To Melinianus
To Gaius
To Hierocles
To Maximus of Madaura
To Aristainetus; and separately to Silanus
To Gymnasius
To Silvanus Primate
To Anatolius, Constantinopolitan
To Heortius, of Themistius (a student)
To Barbatio, military commander
To Olympius and Jovinus
To Anatolius, Constantinopolitan
To Heortius
To Aristainetus; and separately to Silanus
To Ὀλυμπίῳ
To Ἀρισταινέτῳ
To Ἀνατολίῳ
To Εὐσεβίῳ
To Λαυρικίῳ
To Ἀρισταινέτῳ
To Ἀλκίμῳ
To Julian of Antioch
To Δημητρίῳ
To Βακχίῳ
To Julian of Antioch
To Σαβίνῳ
To Ἰαμβλίχῳ
To Hierocles
To Κληματίῳ
To Julian of Antioch
To Κληματίῳ
To Ἀλκίμῳ
To Julian of Antioch
To Ἱερακίῳ
To Κληματίῳ
To Μυγδονίῳ
To Μουσωνίῳ
To Βακχίῳ
To Δημητρίῳ
To Julian of Antioch
To Φιλαγρίῳ
To Ἐλπιδίῳ
To Julian of Antioch
To Δωροθέῳ ἐπισκόπῳ
To Ἀγαπητῷ
To Julian of Antioch
To Εὐθαλίω
To Δημητρίῳ
To Παλλαδίῳ
To Μοδέστῳ
To Εὐφημίῳ
To Δημητρίῳ
To Εὐφημίῳ
To Θεμιστίῳ
To Ἀκακίῳ
To Δημητρίῳ
To Μοδέστῳ
To Priscianus
To Ἀπολιναρίῳ
To Φαυστιλλιανῷ
To Priscianus
To Ἰταλικιανῷ
To Παλλαδίῳ
To Γεροντίῳ
To Εὐδαίμονι
To Ἀμφιλοχίῳ
To Θεμιστίῳ
To Ἀνατολίῳ
To Ἀπολιναρίῳ
To Ἀγροικίῳ καὶ Εὐσεβίῳ
To Εὐσεβίῳ
To Ἀνατολίῳ
To Τῷ αὐτῶ
To Ἰταλικιανῷ
To Priscianus
To Φουρτουνατιανῷ
To Μαξίμῳ
To Βασιλείῳ
To Κυρίλλῳ
To Παλλαδίῳ
To Φουρτουνατιανῷ
To Ἀκακίῳ
To Ἀνατολίῳ
To Δομνίωνι
To Δημητρίῳ
To Φλαβιανῷ
To Μαξίμῳ
To Ἀκακίῳ
To Τῷ αὐτῷ
To Ἰταλικιανῷ
To Λυσιμάχῳ
To Φουρτουνατιανῷ
To Σαρπηδόνι
To Σωπάτρῳ
To Θεμιστίῳ
To Ἰταλικιανῷ
To Τῷ αὐτῷ
To Θεμιστίῳ
To Κλεάρχῳ
To Εὐσεβίῳ
To Οὐλπιανῷ
To Ἀμφιλοχίῳ
To Μενάνδρῳ
To Julian of Antioch
To Ἀνατολίῳ
To Μάγνῳ
To Μαριανῇ
To Julian of Antioch
To Βασσιαωῷ
To Φιλαγρίῳ
To Ἡλιοδώρῳ
To Ἀνατολίῳ
To Διοδότῳ
To Κυρίλλῳ
To Μενάνδρῳ
To Μαξίμῳ
To Julian of Antioch
To Κυρίλλῳ
To Πολυχρονίῳ
To Αὐξεντίῳ
To Χρωματίῳ
To Μαξίμῳ
To Ἀκακίῳ
To Κέλσῳ
To Seleucus, friend and official
To Obodianus, friend and official
To Celsus, governor of Cilicia
To Julian, friend
To Obodianus, friend and official
To Celsus, governor of Cilicia
To Hyperechius, former student and landowner
To Apolinarius, official
To Heortius, of Themistius (a student)
To Saturninus, friend; and Parthenius
To Demetrius, friend
To Polychronius, official
To Bacchius
To Leontius, rhetorician
To Celsus, governor of Cilicia
To Celsus, governor of Cilicia
To Celsus, governor of Cilicia
To Celsus, governor of Cilicia
To Celsus, governor of Cilicia
To Acacius, friend
To Ammonius, official
To Celsus, governor of Cilicia
To Celsus, governor of Cilicia
To Hesychius
To Julian, friend
To Rufinus, of Ephesus
To Demetrius, friend
To Areion, of students
To Pancratius, of a student
To Albanius, former student
To Hyperechius, former student and landowner
To Acacius, friend
To Aetius, friend from Ancyra
To Alexandra, noblewoman
To Acacius, friend
To Celsus, governor of Cilicia
To Pappus, friend
To Demetrius, friend
To Anatolius, Constantinopolitan
To Julian, friend
To Atarbius, governor
To Celsus, governor of Cilicia
To Celsus, governor of Cilicia
To Demetrius, friend
To Ecdicius, friend
To Celsus, governor of Cilicia
To Belaius, governor
To Magnus, on Baptizing Novatians, and Those Who Obtain Grace on a Sick-Bed
To Leontius, rhetorician
To Atarbius, governor
To Demetrius, friend
To Acacius, friend
To Hyperechius, former student and landowner
To Ἀκακίῳ
To Κυρίλλῳ
To Βοσπορίῳ
To Βακχίῳ
To ‘Ιουλιανῷ αὐτοκράτορι
To Ἱερίῳ
To Julian of Antioch
To Μαξίμῳ
To Παλαιᾶς τινος εὐεργεσίας Σωπάτρῳ τούτῳ χάριν ὀφείλω·
To Τῷ αὐτῷ
To Καισαρίῳ
To Διοφάντῳ
To Ἱερακίῳ
To Μαξίμῳ
To Πομπηιανῷ
To Ἀετίῳ
To Σελεύκῳ
To Ἀλεξάνδρᾳ
To Ἀλεξάνδρῳ
To Ἐντορεχίῳ
To Δημητρίῳ
To Σευήρῳ
To Bηλαίῳ
To Ὑπερεχίῳ
To Ἀσκληπιῷ
To Μαξίμῳ
To Gaianus, a lawyer
To Ἀθανασίῳ
To Γαΐῳ
To Κέλσῳ
To Ἀταρβίῳ
To Δημητρίῳ
To Βασσιανῷ
To Κέλσῳ
To Τῷ αὐτῷ
To Τῷ αὐτῷ
To Μαξίμῳ
To Τῷ αὐτῷ
To Ὑπερεχίῳ
To Θεμιστίῳ
To Ἀλβανίῳ
To Δημητρίῳ
To Ἱέρακι
To Ἀντιπάτρῳ
To Θεοδώρῳ
To Gaianus, a lawyer
To Ἰαμβλίχῳ
To Julian of Antioch
To Κωνσταντίῳ
To Μοδέστῳ
To Μαξίμῳ
To Ἀπολιναρίῳ
To Μοδέστῳ
To Μαξίμῳ
To Εὐαγόρᾳ
To Nicocles
To Ιουλιανῷ αὐτοκράτορι
To Κλεάρχῳ
To Δημητρίῳ
To Μαξίμῳ
To Ἀκακίῳ
To Nicocles
To Μοδέστῳ
To Θεμιστίῳ
To βηλαίῳ
To Ἀταρβίῳ
To Μοδέστῳ
To Παρνασίῳ
To Πρόκλῳ
To Δημητρίῳ
To Ἀμφότερα εὑ ᾔδειν, καὶ ὅτι μεμνήσῃ κοινῆς δεήσεως
To Γαΐῳ
To Μοδέστῳ
To Gaianus, a lawyer
To Λεοντίῳ
To Μαξίμῳ
To Μοδέστῳ
To Nicocles
To Ἀλβανίῳ
To Μαξίμῳ
To Ἐντρεχίῳ
To Μεμορίῳ
To Διονυσίῳ
To Ἀλεξάνδρῳ
To Δεκεντίῳ
To Julian of Antioch
To Julian of Antioch
To Julian of Antioch
To Helladiusc. 353
To Μαντιθέῳc. 355
To Palladius, officialc. 355
To Palladiusc. 355
To Μητερίῳc. 356
To Aristaenetusc. 357
To Agapitusc. 357
To Διομήδειc. 357
To Acaciusc. 358
To Julian of Antiochc. 358
To Themistiusc. 358
To Demetriusc. 358
To Seleucianusc. 358
To Eutherius, governor of Armeniac. 358
To Sebastianusc. 358
To Julian of Antiochc. 358
To Julian of Antiochc. 358
To Olympiusc. 359
To Themistiusc. 359
To Anatolius, Constantinopolitanc. 359
To Clearchus; then Elebociusc. 359
To Florentiusc. 359
To Modestusc. 359
To Albanius, former studentc. 359
To Clematiusc. 359
To Honoratus, of Salonac. 361
To Πολυχρονίῳc. 361
To Julian of Antiochc. 361
From Julian the Apostatec. 362
To Julian of Antiochc. 362
To Julian of Antiochc. 362
To Polychronius, officialc. 362
To Bacchiusc. 362
To Τῷ αὐτῷc. 362
To Julian of Antiochc. 363
To Julian of Antiochc. 363
To Italicianusc. 365
To Clearchus; then Elebociusc. 372
To Clearchus; then Elebociusc. 372
From Basil of Caesareac. 376
I am really ashamed of sending you the Cappadocians one by one. I should prefer to induce all our youths to devote themselves to letters and learning, and to avail themselves of your instruction in their training. But it is impracticable to get hold of them all at once, while they choose what suits themselves.
From Basil of Caesareac. 376
Lo and behold, yet another Cappadocian has come to you; a son of my own! Yet my present position makes all men my sons. On this ground he may be regarded as a brother of the former one, and worthy of the same attention alike from me his father, and from you his instructor — if really it is possible for these young men, who come from me, to obtai...
From Basil of Caesareac. 376
What could not a sophist say? And such a sophist! One whose peculiar art is, whenever he likes, to make great things small, and to give greatness to small things!
From Basil of Caesareac. 377
All who are attached to the rose, as might be expected in the case of lovers of the beautiful, are not displeased even at the thorns from out of which the flower blows. I have even heard it said about roses by some one, perhaps in jest, or, it may be, even in earnest, that nature has furnished the bloom with those delicate thorns, like stings of...
From Basil of Caesareac. 377
I am dissuaded from writing often to you, learned as you are, by my timidity and my ignorance. But your persistent silence is different. What excuse can be offered for it?
From Basil of Caesareac. 377
If γριπίζειν is the same thing as to gain, and this is the meaning of the phrase which your sophistic ingenuity has got from the depths of Plato, consider, my dear sir, who is the more hard to be got from, I who am thus impaled by your epistolary skill, or the tribe of Sophists, whose craft is to make money out of their words. What bishop ever ...
From Basil of Caesareac. 377
Your annoyance is over. Let this be the beginning of my letter. Go on mocking and abusing me and mine, whether laughing or in earnest.
From Basil of Caesareac. 377
Many, who have come to me from where you are, have admired your oratorical power. They were remarking that there has been a very brilliant specimen of this, and a very great contest, as they alleged, with the result that all crowded together, and no one appeared in the whole city but Libanius alone in the lists, and everybody, young and old, lis...
From Basil of Caesareac. 377
I have read your speech, and have immensely admired it. O muses; O learning; O Athens; what do you not give to those who love you! What fruits do not they gather who spend even a short time with you!
From Basil of Caesareac. 377
I am delighted at receiving what you write, but when you ask me to reply, I am in a difficulty. What could I say in answer to so Attic a tongue, except that I confess, and confess with joy, that I am a pupil of fishermen? About this page Source.
From Basil of Caesareac. 378
You, who have included all the art of the ancients in your own mind, are so silent, that you do not even let me get any gain in a letter. I, if the art of Dædalus had only been safe, would have made me Icarus' wings and come to you. But wax cannot be entrusted to the sun, and so, instead of Icarus' wings, I send you words to prove my affection.
To Paulinus; then Themistiusc. 382
To Martinianusc. 392