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<p>around The Year 350, A Young Orator And Philosopher Called Themistius Delivered A Speech To The Emperor Constantius Ii In Ancyra (modern Ankara). Themistius Found Great Favor With The Emperor, Who Catapulted Him Into The Constantinople Senate In 355. He Was Similarly Favored By Subsequent Emperors - Jovian (363-64), Valens (364-78) And Theodosius (379-95). This Volume Presents Translations Of A Selection Of The Speeches Of Themistius, Grouped Into Chapters That Deal Either With A Key Period In The Evolution Of His Career Or With A Sequence Of Events Of Particular Historical Significance.</p>

Author

Themistius; Heather, P. J. (Peter J); Moncur, David

Publisher

Liverpool: Liverpool University Press

Published

2001

Language

EN

ISBN

9781846313820

Subjects

History, Philosophy, Literary Fiction