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Distributed for Liverpool University Press

Peter Heather and David Moncur

Politics, Philosophy and Empire in the Fourth Century

Themistius’ Select Orations

320 pages,     © 2001
Series: Liverpool University Press - Translated Texts for Historians

Paper $27.50

ISBN: 9780853231066   Published December 2001
For sale in North America only

Abbreviations
Preface
Chapter 1: Orator, Emperor, and Senate
Philosophy and Oratory
Philosophy and Politics
The Usefulness of Philosophy
Orator and Audience
Chapter 2: Themistius and Constantius
General Introduction
Oration 1 - On the Love of Mankind or Constantius
The Letter of Constantius to the Senate
Oration 3 - Embassy Speech for Constantinople Delivered in Rome
Chapter 3 - After Julian
General Introduction
Oration 5 - On the Consulship, to the Emperor Jovian
Oration 6 - On Brotherly Love, or On Philanthropia
Chapter 4: Theodosius, Gratian, and the Goths
General Introduction
Oration 14 - Embassy to the Emperor Theodosius
Oration 15 - To Theodosius or The Most Royal of the Virtues
Oration 16 - Speech of Thanksgiving to the Emperor for the Peace and the Consulship of the General Saturninus
Chapter 5: Philosopher Prefect
General Introduction
Oration 17 - On the Election to the Urban Prefecture
Oration 34 - In Reply to Those who Found Fault with Him for Accepting Public Office
Bibliography
Index
Subjects



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