Calliopius of Antioch
Calliopius (
.Family and early life
Calliopius was a Greek nobleman from Antioch.[1] The parents of Calliopius are unknown, but he had some relationship to the sometime quaestor sacri palatii Montius Magnus, and was perhaps his son.[2]
In his youth, he studied with Zenobius and although at birth he was a Christian, Calliopius became a pagan[3] of the Ancient Greek religion. His date of birth is unknown and little is known on his early life.
Libanius and his political career
Calliopius became skilled in Rhetoric.
During his time as an assistant teacher with Libanius, he may have served in an unknown advocate role.
Calliopius’ son was the advocate and translator Paeanius.
References
- ^ Martindale, Jones & Morris (1971), p. 174
- ^ Martindale, Jones & Morris (1971), p. 175
- ^ Selected Letter of Libanius: From the Age of Constantius and Julian, p.236
- ^ Selected Letter of Libanius: From the Age of Constantius and Julian, p.236
- ^ Selected Letter of Libanius: From the Age of Constantius and Julian, p.108
- ^ Selected Letter of Libanius: From the Age of Constantius and Julian, p.265
- ^ Selected Letter of Libanius: From the Age of Constantius and Julian, p.108
- ^ Selected Letter of Libanius: From the Age of Constantius and Julian, p.236
- ^ Selected Letter of Libanius: From the Age of Constantius and Julian, p.236
- ^ Selected Letter of Libanius: From the Age of Constantius and Julian, pp. 108, 236
- ^ Martindale, Jones & Morris (1971), p. 174
- ^ Selected Letter of Libanius: From the Age of Constantius and Julian, pp. 108, 238
- ^ Martindale, Jones & Morris (1971), p. 174
- ^ Selected Letter of Libanius: From the Age of Constantius and Julian, p.236
- ^ Martindale, Jones & Morris (1971), p. 174
Sources
- A.H.M. Jones, J.R. Martindale & J. Morris, The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire: Volume 1, AD 260–395, Cambridge University Press, 1971
- Antioch as a Centre of Hellenic Culture, as Observed by Libanius, Liverpool University Press, 2001
- P. Moret & B. Cabouret, Sertorius, Libanios, iconographie: a propos de Sertorius, journée d'étude, Toulouse, 7 avril 2000 [suivi de] autour de Libanios, culture et société dans l'antiquité tardive : actes de la table ronde, Avignon, 27 avril 2000, Presses Univ. du Mirail, 2003
- Selected Letters of Libanius: From the Age of Constantius and Julian, Liverpool University Press, 2004