Scholarly receptionFrom the collective to the individual -- From macrolevel to microlevel -- Why Maximus? -- Philosophy, rhetoric, and sophistry in the Roman Empire -- The traditional conflict: a short overview -- Greco-Roman imperial culture -- A functionalist approach -- Individual authors -- The dialexeis of Maximus of Tyre -- Reading Maximus' Dialexeis -- Communication and pedagogy -- Sophistry -- Rhetoric -- Philosophy -- Purpose and meaning -- Analysis of individual dialexeis.
