The Christian bishops Eunomius of Cyzic (335-394 AD) and Basil of Caesarea (329/331-379 AD) represented the politico-religious ideals of two christian groups: Arian Christians and Christians Nicene, respectively. The contentions that permeated this theme sought the legitimacy of the Orthodox religion based on its interpretations of the nature of Logos, the second person of the Trinity. Within the enumerable religious groups that have discussed the theme, we have aimed in this article to understand the circumstances of the development of the Aryan controversy starting from the conflict between the Aryan, Eunomius of Cizic, and the Nicene, Basil of Caesarea (329/331-379 AD). Our purpose has gone beyond the purely religious and theological aspects, as we have set down in the rhetorical analysis, a methodology to find elements of the ideal and the politico-religious propaganda of these two Christian bishops. To achieve this end, we intend to analyze and compare their testimonies Apology e Against Eunomius, respectively, using the manual Aristotle's Rhetorical Art.
Late Antiquity; Politico-religious Conflict; Arianism; Eunomius of Cizic; Basil of Caesarea