LEADER 04993nam 2200685 a 450 001 996248214803316 005 20221108031633.0 010 $a0-520-92270-0 010 $a0-585-35709-9 024 7 $a10.1525/9780520922709 035 $a(CKB)111004366722934 035 $a(dli)HEB08320 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000227652 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12041437 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000227652 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10270145 035 $a(PQKB)10680826 035 $a(DE-B1597)570471 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780520922709 035 $a(OCoLC)1202625645 035 $a(MiU)MIU01000000000000009859152 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC30772114 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL30772114 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111004366722934 100 $a20010402d2000 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurmnummmmuuuu 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe private orations of Themistius /$ftranslated, annotated, and introduced by Robert J. Penella 205 $aReprint 2020 210 $aBerkeley $cUniversity of California Press$dc2000 215 $a1 online resource (xiii, 258 p. ) 225 1 $aThe transformation of the classical heritage ;$v29 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 0 $a0-520-21821-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 243-254) and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tAcknowledgments --$tAbbreviations --$tChronology of the Translated Orations --$tIntroduction: Themistius and His Orations --$tOration 20. A Funeral Oration in Honor of His Father --$tOration 21. The Examiner [fiaoaviorris], or, The Philosopher --$tOration 22. On Friendship --$tOration 23. The Sophist --$tOration 24. An Exhortation to the Nicomedians --$tOration 25. In Reply to One Who Asked for an Extempore Oration --$tOration 26. < On Speaking, or, How the Philosopher Should Speak > --$tOration 27. On the Need to Give Thought, Not to Where [We Study] but to the Men [Who Will Teach Us] --$tOration 28. The Disquisition on Speaking --$tOration 29. In Reply to Those Who Interpret [His Oration] "The Sophist" Incorrectly --$tOration 30. Should One Engage in Farming? --$tOration 31. Concerning His Presidency [of the Senate], Addressed to the Senate [of Constantinople] --$tOration 32. On Moderation of One's Emotions [Me??io????s], or, On Love of One's Children --$tOration 33. [Title Lost] --$tOration 34. In Reply to Those Who Found Fault with Him for Accepting Public Office --$tAppendix 1. Oration 17 --$tAppendix 2. Fragment on "The Knowledge of Knowledges" --$tAppendix 3. The Demegoria Constantii --$tBibliography --$tIndex 330 $aThemistius was a philosopher, a prominent Constantinopolitan senator, and an adviser to Roman emperors during the fourth century A.D. In this first translation of Themistius's private orations to be published in English, Robert J. Penella makes accessible texts that shed significant light on the culture of Constantinople and, more generally, the eastern Roman empire during the fourth century. The sixteen speeches translated here are equipped with ample annotations and an informative introduction, making them a valuable resource on the late antique period, as well as on Greek intellectual history and oratory. In Themistius's public orations, he played the role of imperial panegyrist, but in the "private" or unofficial orations presented here, the senator concerns himself with apologetics, rhetorical and philosophical programs, material of autobiographical interest, and ethical themes. The speeches are valuable as evidence for the political, social, philosophical, religious, and literary history of fourth century Byzantium, and as examples of pagan ideology and eloquence in the newly Christianized court. Themistius argues, among other things, that the philosopher should be involved in public affairs, that the lessons of philosophy should be broadcast to the masses, and that it is appropriate for the philosopher to be an effective orator in order to circulate his teachings. 410 0$aTransformation of the classical heritage ;$v29. 410 0$aACLS Humanities E-Book. 531 0 $aPRIVATE ORATIONS OF THEMISTIUS 606 $aSpeeches, addresses, etc., Greek$vTranslations into English 606 $aSpeeches, addresses, etc., Greek$vTranslations into English 607 $aRome$xHistory$yTheodosius I, the Great, 379-395$vSources 607 $aRome$xHistory$yConstantius II, 337-361$vSources 607 $aRome$xHistory$yJulian, 361-363$vSources 615 0$aSpeeches, addresses, etc., Greek 615 0$aSpeeches, addresses, etc., Greek 676 $a185 700 $aThemistius$0162465 701 $aPenella$b Robert J$0183644 712 02$aAmerican Council of Learned Societies. 801 0$bNyNyACL 801 1$bNyNyACL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996248214803316 996 $aThe private orations of Themistius$92376192 997 $aUNISA