Alciphron

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Alciphron, Greek rhetorician, was probably a contemporary of Lucian (2nd century A.D.). He was the author of a collection of fictitious letters, of which 124 (118 complete and 6 fragments) have been published; they are written in the purest Attic dialect and are considered models of style. The scene is throughout at Athens; the imaginary writers are country people, fishermen, parasites and courtesans, who express their sentiments and opinions on familiar subjects in elegant language. The "courtesan" letters are especially valuable, the information contained in them being chiefly derived from the writers of the New Comedy, especially Menander.

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English translation by Monro and Beloe (1791)

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Ελευθερία ή θάνατος
Eleftheria i thanatos  
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    Rhetoric (from Greek ῥήτωρ, rhêtôr, orator, teacher) is generally understood to be the art or technique of persuasion through the use of oral, visual, or written language; however, this definition of rhetoric
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    Lucian of Samosata (Greek: Λουκιανὸς ὁ Σαμοσατεύς, Latin: Lucianus; c. A.D.
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    The 2nd century is the period from 101 to 200 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian Era. It is considered part of the Classical era, epoch, or historical period
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    Attic Greek is the prestige dialect of Ancient Greek that was spoken in Attica, which includes Athens. Of the ancient dialects, it is the most similar to later Greek and is the standard form of the language studied in courses in "Ancient Greek".
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    Menander (ca. 342–291 BC) (Greek: Μένανδρος), Greek dramatist, the chief representative of the New Comedy, was born in Athens.
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    In classical scholarship, editio princeps is a term of art. It means, roughly, the first printed edition of a work, that previously had existed only in manuscripts, which were therefore circulated only after being copied by hand.
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    Stephan Bergler (cca. 1680-?) was a Transylvanian Saxon classical scholar and antiquarian.

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    Born in Kronstadt (Transylvania), he studied at the University of Leipzig, he went to Amsterdam, where he edited the works of Homer and the Onomasticon
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    Rudolf Hercher (11 January1821–26 March1878) was a German classical scholar. He is known for his collection Epistolographi Graeci of Greek letters. Some modern scholars now regard it as careless.
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