Table of Contents

Abbreviations
Preface

Chapter 1: Orator, Emperor, and Senate
Philosophy and Oratory
Philosophy and Politics
The Usefulness of Philosophy
Orator and Audience

Chapter 2: Themistius and Constantius
General Introduction
Oration 1 - On the Love of Mankind or Constantius
The Letter of Constantius to the Senate
Oration 3 - Embassy Speech for Constantinople Delivered in Rome

Chapter 3 - After Julian
General Introduction
Oration 5 - On the Consulship, to the Emperor Jovian
Oration 6 - On Brotherly Love, or On Philanthropia

Chapter 4: Theodosius, Gratian, and the Goths
General Introduction
Oration 14 - Embassy to the Emperor Theodosius
Oration 15 - To Theodosius or The Most Royal of the Virtues
Oration 16 - Speech of Thanksgiving to the Emperor for the Peace and the Consulship of the General Saturninus

Chapter 5: Philosopher Prefect
General Introduction
Oration 17 - On the Election to the Urban Prefecture
Oration 34 - In Reply to Those who Found Fault with Him for Accepting Public Office

Bibliography
Index

About the Author

David Moncur is an independent scholar; his previous publications include (with Peter Heather)Politics, Philosophy and Empire: Select Orations of Themistius (Translated Texts for Historians, Liverpool University Press, 2001).