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Aulus Gellius' accounts of his studies in Athens are a major source for the personality of Taurus the Platonic philosopher of the 2nd century A.D. and besides, give important insights into the history of Platonic school of that time. The present work puts together Gellius' repor…
Aulus Gellius originated the modern use of 'classical' and 'humanities'. In this volume, Leofranc Holford-Strevens examines his life, his circle of acquaintances, his style, his reading his scholarly interests and his literary parentage.