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Chapter 16 - The Middle Classes in Fourth-Century CE Antioch

Tradesmen and Craftsmen in the Testimonies of Libanius and John Chrysostom

from Part III - The People of Antioch

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 June 2024

By
Andrea Pellizzari
Edited by
Andrea U. De Giorgi
Andrea U. De Giorgi
Affiliation:
Florida State University
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Summary

This chapter focuses on the population in Antioch: daily routines, practices, and cultural outlook. The texts of Libanius and John Chrysostom, among others, offer compelling vignettes of city life in Late Roman Antioch.

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AntiochTradesmenCraftsmenJohn Chrysostom
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Antioch on the Orontes
History, Society, Ecology, and Visual Culture
 , pp. 261 - 271
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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