Fronto of Emesa

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Who is Fronto of Emesa?

Fronto of Emesa is a famous rhetorician and uncle on Cassius Longinus. He lived under the emperor Severus in Rome. Fronto taught rhetoric in Athens where he was a rival teacher to the first Philostratus and to Apsines of Gadara. He died in Athens, aged about 60.

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on July 23, 2013

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