Hartmut Leppin

Hartmut Leppin

Goethe Universitaet

Ancient History, Late Antiquity

Statement: The subject of my research is church history and historiography of late antiquity. I am focusing on the role of bishops in Greek and Syriac sources and on the use of the word parrhesia (frankness). This word is unique as it has a long history going back to the Athenian democracy before later developing into an important monastical and episcopal virtue.

hleppin@ias.edu

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Member in Residence for: First Term