Abstract

QUIROGA PUERTAS, Alberto J.. Deflecting Attention and Shaping Reality with Rhetoric (the Case of the Riot of the Statues of A.D. 387 in Antioch). Nova tellus [online]. 2008, vol.26, n.2, pp.135-153. ISSN 0185-3058.

The Riot of Statues in Antioch 387 A.D. has been considered a relevant event not only because of the violence displayed but also because of the number and importance of the ancient sources that inform us of the happenings. Libanius of Antioch, a pagan sophist, and John Chrysostom, one of the Fathers of the Church, provide us with literary and rhetorical works that underline the different religious ideology and political views at the core of the struggle between paganism and Christianity in Late Antiquity.

Keywords : christianity; John Chrysostomus; Libanius of Antioch; paganism; riot; rhetoric; Statues.

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