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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. He died in Athens, aged about 60. He is mentioned in Suda.

References

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

Bibliography

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Longinus, Cassius". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 16 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 981–982.

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