Work

Μισοπώγων

Misopogon (Beard-Hater)

Author

Julian the Apostate

Language

Year

363

Country

Roman Empire

Genre

Novella / Short Novel / Light Novel

Μισοπώγων

The Misopogon ('Beard-Hater') is a satirical essay on philosophers by the Roman Emperor Julian. It was written in Classical Greek. The satire was written in Antioch in February or March 363, not long before Julian departed for his fateful Persian campaign.

Translations

Volume II: Orations 6-8. Letters to Themistius. To the Senate and People of Athens. To a Priest. The Caesars. Misopogon

tr. Wilmer Cave Wright · Harvard University Press · United States · 1913

Original Language Editions

Volume II: Orations 6-8. Letters to Themistius. To the Senate and People of Athens. To a Priest. The Caesars. Misopogon

Volume II: Orations 6-8. Letters to Themistius. To the Senate and People of Athens. To a Priest. The Caesars. Misopogon

Dual-language editionHarvard University Press · United States · 1913