Volume I. Selected Orations
Julianic Orations

Here in Volume I are all Libanius's orations that bear directly on the career of Julian the Apostate. The speeches in Volume II open a window into life during the reign of the pious Christian emperor Theodosius.

Series No. 451 / 590 pages / ISBN 0-674-99496-5
 

Volume II. Selected Orations
Orations 2, 19-23, 30, 33, 45, 47-50

Series No. 452 / 556 pages / ISBN 0-674-99497-3
  Volume I. Autobiography and Selected Letters
Autobiography. Letters 1-50

A professing pagan in an aggressively Christian empire, a friend of the emperor Julian and acquaintance of St. Basil, and a potent spokesman for private and political causes, Libanius has much to tell us about the tumultuous world of the 4th century. Born in Antioch to a wealthy family steeped in the traditions of Hellenism, Libanius rose to fame as a teacher of the classics. In his lifetime, he was an acknowledged master of the art of letter writing, and today his letters offer a vivid picture of the culture and political intrigues of the eastern empire. A. F. Norman selects an eighth of the 1,550 extant letters. The letters are complemented by Libanius's Autobiography (Oration 1), a revealing narrative that begins as a scholar's account and ends as an old man's private journal.

Series No. 478 / 540 pages / ISBN 0-674-99527-9
  Volume II. Autobiography and Selected Letters
Letters 51-193

Series No. 479 / 496 pages / ISBN 0-674-99528-7