@inproceedings{66203b20c1e447cf9180e6115bc0f2d8,
title = "Aspects of paideia in Synesius' Dion",
abstract = "In the Dion, Synesius has left us a self-portrait in which facts and fiction are intermingled in a way reminiscent of the literary devices of the Second Sophistic in general and of one of its principal representatives, Dio of Prusa, in particular. This article proposes a reading of the treatise which takes into account relevant historical as well as rhetorical parameters, and yields the conclusion that the classical ideal of paideia, as expressed by the philosopher-bishop, was not under threat by the new religion; on the contrary, this tradition was enriched and inspired by Christianity, so that it came to encompass the best of both worlds. ",
author = "{Op de Coul}, Michiel",
year = "2012",
language = "English",
isbn = "978-2-503-54662-9",
series = "Studies in Byzantine History and Civilization ",
publisher = "Brepols",
pages = "110--124",
booktitle = "Synesios von Kyrene: Politik – Literatur – Philosophie, ed. by Helmut Seng and Lars Hoffmann",
}