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Recommendation Letters of Libanius and Other Late Antique Letter Writers

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This volume looks into the recommendation letters penned by Libanius and other late antique epistolographers. Marien conducts a detailed analyses of the letters written for the same recommendee to ...
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  • 17 September 2026
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This volume looks into the recommendation letters penned by Libanius and other late antique epistolographers. Marien conducts a detailed analyses of the letters written for the same recommendee to different addressees, reassessing such documents from the perspective of exerting influence within the larger community. As for Libanius, Marien discusses 62 letter sets or 230 letters at least. The author also examines how a recommendation process larger than the recommendation letter itself can be seen in late antique letter collections. At the same time, the volume explores the epistolary practice of judicial interventions occurring in a precise institutional context.
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Price: $174.00
Pages: 480
Publisher: Brill
Imprint: Brill
Series: Mnemosyne, Supplements
Publication Date: 17 September 2026
ISBN: 9789004765139
Format: Hardcover
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Bruno Marien (K.U. Leuven) completed his PhD on the recommendation letters of Libanius in 2023. He is the author of articles and book contributions on the letters of Libanius or other late antique letter writers, and ancient epistolography in general.