Politics, philosophy, and empire in the fourth century : select orations of Themistius / translated with an introduction by Peter Heather and David Moncur.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Themistius.

Contributor:

Heather, Peter, 1960-

Moncur, David.

Series:

Translated texts for historians ; v. 36

Standardized Title:

Speeches. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Themistius--Translations into English.

Themistius.

Constantius II, Emperor of Rome, 317-361.

Constantius.

Speeches, addresses, etc., Greek--Translations into English.

Speeches, addresses, etc., Greek.

Rome--Politics and government--284-476--Sources.

Rome.

Rome--History--Constantius II, 337-361--Sources.

Istanbul (Turkey)--Politics and government--Sources.

Istanbul (Turkey).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (384 p.)

Place of Publication:

Liverpool : Liverpool University Press, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 chapters that deal either with a key period in the evolution of his career or with a sequence of events of particular historical significance.

Contents:

Title Page; Table of Contents; Abbreviations; Preface; Chapter 1: Orator, Emperor, and Senate; Chapter 2: Themistius and Constantius; Chapter 3: After Julian; Chapter 4: Theodosius, Gratian, and the Goths; Chapter 5: Philosopher Prefect; Bibliography; Index;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-84631-382-1

OCLC:

476209581