Volume I. Correspondence

The correspondence of FrontoÑa much admired orator and rhetorician who was befriended by the emperor Antoninus Pius and teacher of his adopted sons Marcus Aurelius and Lucius VerusÑoffers an invaluable picture of aristocratic life and literary culture in the 2nd century. His letters reveal FrontoÕs strong stylistic views and dislike of Stoicism as well as his family joys and sorrows. And they portray the successes and trials of a prominent figure in the palace, literary salons, the Senate, and lawcourts. The letters to Fronto from the emperors bring the imperial family to life.

Series No. 112 / 366 pages / ISBN 0-674-99124-9