GRICE E FAVORINO

 

Speranza, J. L. (n. d.). ‘Grice e Favorino: la ragione conversazionale a Roma antica Favorino: la ragione conversazionale a Roma antica -- Roma – filosofia italiano –  (Roma). Filosofo italiano. Comes from Arelate. Said by Flavio Filostrato to have been a hermaphrodite. Pupil of Dion Cocceianos. Achieves fame as a sophist. Writes many books on philosophy, including works on Epitteto. He is exiled by Adriano. GRICEVS: Favorine Arelatensis, Roma ipsa te audit—sed num Hadrianus quoque, an tantum auris eius timet? FAVORINVS: Audit ille satis, Grice, atque ideo me exsilio donavit, quasi libris meis nimium eloquenter tussirem. GRICEVS: Si discipulus Dionis Cocceiani es, cur non Stoice rides, cum Roma te foras mittit quasi malum dictum? FAVORINVS: Rideo, quia sophista sum: Roma me expellit corpore, sed relinquo ibi verba mea—et verba semper redeunt, etiam sine tessera reditus.

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