Himerius
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Himerius (; c. 315 – c. 386) was a Greek sophist and rhetorician. 24 of his orations have reached us complete, and fragments of 12 others survive.
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- Born
- ca. 310
- Died
- ca. 390
- Works
- 5
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- Declamationes et orationes cum deperditarum fragmentis, Aristides Colonna recensuit
- Man and the word
- Himerios, Reden und Fragmente
- Himerii Declamationes et orationes cum deperditarum fragmentis
- Man and the word
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Ancient Rome
- Place of birth
- Bursa
- Place of death
- Athens
- Occupation
- rhetorician
- Languages spoken
- Ancient Greek
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- date of birth
- 0310-00-00
- date of death
- 0390-00-00
- time period
- Roman Empire
- writing language
- Ancient Greek
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- Studies and translations
Himerius (; c. 315 – c. 386) was a Greek sophist and rhetorician. 24 of his orations have reached us complete, and fragments of 12 others survive.
== Life and works ==
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