Apsines of Gadara (fl. 3rd century AD) was a Greek rhetor. He studied at Smyrna and taught at Athens; his fame was such that he was made a consul by Maximinus. He was a rival of Fronto of Emesa , and a friend of Philostratus; the latter praises Apsines' memory and accuracy.
Several works are extant. His Art of Rhetoric includes material of Longinus and Hermogenes, and has come down to us much-interpolated;
an English translation was first published in 1997. Malcolm Heath has argued (APJ 1998) has argued that the work's attribution to Apsines is incorrect.
Editions
- Jan Bake (1849)
- Spengel-Hammer, Rhetores Graeci (1894)
- Mervin R. Dilts and George A. Kennedy , eds., Two Greek Rhetorical Treatises from the Roman Empire (Brill, 1997)
References
- Hammer, De Apsine Rhetore (1876)
- Volkmann, Letorile der Griechen und Romer (1885)
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