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Headword:
Theôn
Adler number: theta,209
Translated headword: Theon, Theo
Vetting Status: high
Translation: Sophist, specialising in rhetoric. He was the offspring ultimately of the holy Marcella,[1] and immediately on his father's side of Ecdicius, also a teacher of the art of rhetoric. This
Theon was not particularly acute or quick-witted, but he was a devoted student and extraordinarily hard-working; hence he became very learned in a short time, gaining an extensive knowledge both of ancient and of modern history.
Greek Original:Theôn, sophistês logôn rhêtorikôn, gegonôs apo tês hieras Markellês to ge anekathen, to de ex hupoguou patrothen apo Ekdikiou, didaskalou kai toutou technês rhêtorikês. ên de houtos ho Theôn ou mala anchinous oude oxus, philomathês de kai philoponos eis huperbolên. tauta toi kai egegonei polumathestatos en oligôi chronôi, pollên archaian historian, pollên de nean periballomenos.
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Keywords: biography; daily life; ethics; historiography; rhetoric; women
Translated by: Malcolm Heath on 15 June 2001@14:29:00.
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