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Dion von Prusa

Der Philosoph und sein Bild

Hrsg. v. Heinz-Günther Nesselrath, eingel., ed., übers. u. m. interpretierenden Essays versehen v. Eugenio Amato, Sotera Fornaro, Barbara E. Borg, Renate Burri, Johannes Hahn u.a.

[Dio of Prusa. The Philosopher and His Image.]

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This volume presents some discourses (or. 54, 55, 70, 71 and 72) written by the orator and philosopher Dio of Prusa (about 40 – after 111 AD), who was also known as Chrysostomos (»Golden Mouth«). Of these texts there have never been detailed commentaries up to now.
This volume presents some discourses (or. 54, 55, 70, 71 and 72) written by the orator and philosopher Dio of Prusa (about 40 – after 111 AD), who was also called Chrysostomos (»Golden Mouth«). Of these texts there have never been detailed commentaries up to now. They draw an image of the philosopher not as an abstract thinker but as a new Odysseus, Heracles, but also as a new Socrates or Diogenes, who purposely interferes in people's affairs and by his mere appearance and demeanour provokes them and prompts them to rethink and change their lives. They also outline an ideal of practical ethics to which Dio himself felt obliged; this ideal can still have an effect far beyond Dio's times and the diverse society of the Roman Empire.
Authors/Editors

Dion von Prusa No current data available.

Eugenio Amato ist Professor für griechische Sprache und Literatur an der Universität Nantes.

Barbara Borg ist Professorin für 'Classics' (Spezialisierung Klass. Archäologie) an der Universität Exeter.

Renate Burri ist Doktorandin in Klassischer Philologie an der Universität Göttingen.

Sotera Fornaro ist Professorin für Griechische Literatur an der Universität Sassari / Sardinien.

Johannes Hahn Geboren 1957; Professor für Alte Geschichte an der Universität Münster.

Ilaria Ramelli Born 1973; earned two MAs, a PhD, a postdoc, and two Habilitations to Full Professor (History of Philosophy and Ancient Greek); Full Professor of Theology and K. Britt Chair (Graduate School of Theology, SHMS, Angelicum University), Senior Visiting Professor of Greek Thought, and the Director of International Research Projects.

Jacques Schamp ist Professor für Klassische Philologie an der Universität Fribourg / Schweiz.

Reviews

The following reviews are known:

In: International Review of Biblical Studies — 56 (2009/10), 1391
In: Gymnasium — 117 (2010), S. 485–486 (Rudolf Stefec)
In: Theologische Literaturzeitung — 137 (2012), S. 215–217 (Matthias Haake)
In: H-Soz-u-Kult — http://hsozkult.geschichte.hu-berlin.de/rezensionen/2011–4-017 (10/2011) (Jorit Wintjes)
In: Bryn Mawr Classical Review — http://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2010/2010–07–07.html (07/2010) (Tonnes Bekker-Nielsen)
In: Archiv für Begriffsgeschichte — 62 (2020), S. 251–265 (Gretchen Reydams-Schils)