The Private Orations of Themistius: Volume 29

by Robert J. Penella

Book Overview

Themistius was a philosopher, a prominent Constantinopolitan senator, and an adviser to Roman emperors during the fourth century A.D. In this first translation of Themistius's private orations to be published in English, Robert J. Penella makes accessible texts that shed significant light on the culture of Constantinople and, more generally, the eastern Roman empire during the fourth century. The sixteen speeches translated here are equipped with...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520218213
• ISBN13: 9780520218215
• Release Date: November 1999
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 271 Pages
• Weight: 1.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"