| ABBREVIATIONS | viii | ||
| PREFACE | ix | ||
| CHAPTER 1 ORATOR, EMPEROR, AND SENATE | 1 | ||
| Philosophy and Oratory | 1 | ||
| Philosophy and Politics | 12 | ||
| The Usefulness of Philosophy | 19 | ||
| Orator and Audience | 29 | ||
| CHAPTER 2 THEMISTIUS AND CONSTANTIUS | 43 | ||
| General Introduction | 43 | ||
| Honours and Offices | 43 | ||
| The Religious Policies of Constantius | 48 | ||
| Emperor and Philosopher | 57 | ||
| Oration 1 On the Love of Mankind or Constantius | 69 | ||
| Introduction | 69 | ||
| Translation | 78 | ||
| The Letter of Constantius to the Senate | 97 | ||
| Introduction | 97 | ||
| Translation | 108 | ||
| Oration 3 Embassy Speech for Constantinople Delivered in Rome 114 | |||
| Introduction | 114 | ||
| Translation | 125 | ||
| CHAPTER 3 AFTER JULIAN | 137 | ||
| General Introduction | 137 | ||
| Themistius and Julian | 138 | ||
| Jovian and Valens | 142 | ||
| Building Consensus | 145 | ||
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Publication information:
Book title: Politics, Philosophy, and Empire in the Fourth Century: Select Orations of Themistius.
Contributors: Themistius - Author, Peter Heather - Translator, David Moncur - Translator.
Publisher: University of Liverpool Press.
Place of publication: Liverpool, England.
Publication year: 2001.
Page number: v.
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