Aspasius of Ravenna
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Aspasius of Ravenna (/æˈspeɪʒiəs, æˈspeɪziəs, æˈspeɪʒəs/; fl. 3rd century AD) was a Roman sophist and rhetorician from Ravenna.[1] He was the son or pupil of the rhetorician Demetrianus, taught rhetoric in Rome and filled the chair of rhetoric founded by Vespasian before becoming secretary to the emperor Maximinus Thrax. His orations, once praised for their style, are lost.[2]
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[edit]- ^ Smith, William (1867). A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. Vol. 1. Boston. p. 387.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Aspasius s.v.". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 2 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 766.
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