Troilus
sophist and rhetorician at Constantinople; correspondent of Synesius|Constantinople
Troilus was a sophist and teacher of rhetoric active in Constantinople in the late fourth and early fifth centuries AD. A pagan but on good terms with the Christian establishment, he was an influential figure at the eastern court, closely associated with the powerful praetorian prefect Anthemius (who governed in the name of the young Theodosius II), and he counted Christian intellectuals such as the future church historian Socrates Scholasticus among his admirers. He is best known today as a correspondent and friend of Synesius of Cyrene, the philosopher-bishop, who addressed several warm letters to him commending students and seeking his help at court; the Suda also preserves a notice of his teaching and writings.
0
Letters sent
7
Letters received
7
Total letters
1
Correspondents
Top correspondents
All letters (7)
←synesius cyrene #112←synesius cyrene #73←synesius cyrene #123←synesius cyrene #118←synesius cyrene #111←synesius cyrene #26←synesius cyrene #91
From Synesius of Cyrenec. 399 AD
Praise and love cannot be explained by the same motives, and they are not governed by the same faculties of the soul.
From Synesius of Cyrenec. 400 AD
You are both a philosopher and a compassionate man.
From Synesius of Cyrenec. 404 AD
"Even if there is utter forgetfulness of the dead in Hades, I shall remember there my beloved companion" [Homer,...
From Synesius of Cyrenec. 407 AD
If you have heard of the late Maximinianus — he spent a great deal of time at court — you are certainly aware that...
From Synesius of Cyrenec. 409 AD
You ask how many lines Dioscorus declaims every day?
From Synesius of Cyrenec. 411 AD
Even if neither the people of Cyrene nor the neighboring towns give you the gratitude you deserve for the fact that...
From Synesius of Cyrenec. 411 AD
In the old days, when I wrote to friends, our exchanges were carefree.