Fronto of Emesa

Fronto of Emesa (Ancient Greek: Φρόντων) was a famous Greek rhetorician and uncle of Cassius Longinus. Fronto taught rhetoric in Athens. He was born in Emesa.[1] He died in Athens, aged about 60.[2] He is mentioned in Suda.[3]

  1. ^ Chisholm 1911, p. 981.
  2. ^ "Some grammarians, rhetoricians and sophists from the Suda". Archived from the original on 2010-12-22. Retrieved 2011-02-15.
  3. ^ Suda, phi, 735