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Title Page 4 Table of Contents 6 Abbreviations 9 Preface 10 Chapter 1: Orator, Emperor, and Senate 20 Philosophy and Oratory 20 Philosophy and Politics 31 The Usefulness of Philosophy 38 Orator and Audience 48 Chapter 2: Themistius and Constantius 62 General Introduction 62 Honours and Offices 62 The Religious Policies of Constantius 67 Emperor and Philosopher 76 Oration 1 - On the Love of Mankind or Constantius 88 Introduction 88 Translation 97 The Letter of Constantius to the Senate 116 Introduction 116 Translation 127 Oration 3 - Embassy Speech for Constantinople Delivered in Rome 133 Introduction 133 Translation 144 Chapter 3: After Julian 156 General Introduction 156 Themistius and Julian 157 Jovian and Valens 161 Building Consensus 164 Oration 5 - On the Consulship, to the Emperor Jovian 168 Introduction 168 Translation 178 Oration 6 - On Brotherly Love, or On Philanthropia 192 Introduction 192 Translation 199 Chapter 4: Theodosius, Gratian, and the Goths 218 General Introduction 218 Valens, Themistius and the Goths (c. 376-8) 218 The Gothic War Part 2: Orations 14-16 in Context 224 Themistius, Theodosius and the East 227 The Evolution of Imperial Policy 230 Gratian and Theod

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Author

Themistius., Heather, P. J., Moncur, David.

Publisher

Liverpool University Press

Published

2008

Language

EN

Category

nonfiction