Politics, Philosophy and Empire in the Fourth Century: Themistius' Select Orations

by Themistius

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 favour with the Emperor, who catapulted him into the Constantinople Senate in 355. He was similarly favoured 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0853231060
• ISBN13: 9780853231066
• Release Date: March 2001
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 8.2"