31. Isocrates begins his speech by defining the typical characteristics of most sophist teachers. 32. The only pupil of Empedocles who is mentioned is the sophist and rhetorician Gorgias. 33. His correspondents included the sophists Aerius and Isokasius. 34. Many sophists taught their skills for a price. 35. Diococceianus ( or Chrysostomos ) and Aelius Aristides were popular sophists of the period. 36. Like so many of the other sophists , Polemo came from a ranked family. 37. Unlike many sophists , Aristides disliked speaking extempore. 38. They particularly accused the sophists , including Gorgias and Isocrates, of this manipulation. 39. He was a sophist , pure and simple. 40. The sophists generally gave their discourses in Rome or one of three major sophist centers.
