Polemon of Laodikeia
Polemon von Laodikeia (Latin Marcus Antonius Polemo ) was a sophist and rhetorician in the 2nd century. He came from Laodikeia in Caria , headed one of the most flourishing rhetoric schools in Smyrna , attended from all parts of the Hellenic world, and is considered a representative of the " Second Sophistry ". He died under Marcus Aurelius at the age of about 56 years of voluntary starvation from grief over a nervous disorder that made him unable to practice his art.
Polemon enjoyed an extraordinary reputation among his contemporaries and was also showered with awards from the emperors under whom he lived, Trajan , Hadrian and Marcus Aurelius. He was known as a master of improvised speech. Two declamations ("Logoi epitaphioi [Λογοι επιταφιοι]", funeral speeches on heroes of Marathon), published by Orelli (Leipz. 1819) and von Hinck (that. 1873) have been preserved from his writings.
literature
- Anne-Marie Favreau-Linder: Polémon (M. Antonius). In: Richard Goulet (ed.): Dictionnaire des philosophes antiques. Volume 5, Part 2, CNRS Éditions, Paris 2012, ISBN 978-2-271-07399-0 , pp. 1194-1205
- Krystyna Stebnicka: M. Antonios Polemon. In: Paweł Janiszewski, Krystyna Stebnicka, Elżbieta Szabat: Prosopography of Greek Rhetors and Sophists of the Roman Empire. Oxford University Press, Oxford 2015, ISBN 978-0-19-871340-1 , pp. 302-304
- Willy Stegemann : Polemon 10): Antonius Polemon. In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume XXI, 2, Stuttgart 1952, Sp. 1320-1357.
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| SURNAME | Polemon of Laodikeia |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Polemon Antonius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Sophist and rhetorician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2nd century |