Themistius, Julian, and Greek Political Theory under Rome
Texts, Translations, and Studies of Four Key Works
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19949026 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Simon Swain (University of Warwick, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Publication date | 2013-11-28 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Themistius, Julian, and Greek Political Theory under Rome (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1017/cbo9781139208109 |
| OpenAlex | W4245929897 |
| Open Library | OL26116282M |
| ISBN | 9781139208109 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 19 |
Themistius' close relationship with Christian emperors from Constantius to Theodosius makes him one of the most important political thinkers and politicians of the later fourth century, and his dealings with Julian the Apostate have recently attracted much speculation. This volume presents a new critical edition, translation and analysis of Themistius' letter to Julian about kingship and government, which survives mainly in Arabic, together with texts, translations and analyses of Julian's Letter to Themistius and Sopater's Letter to Himerius. The volume is completed with a text, translation and analysis of the other genuine work of Greek political theory to survive in Arabic, the Letter of Aristotle to Alexander, which dates from an earlier period and throws into relief the particular concerns of Themistius, Julian, and the rulers of the fourth-century Roman world
Ancient history · Arabic · Art · Critical edition · Linguistics · Literature · Monarchy · Period (music) · Political science · Politics · Speculation · Byzantine Studies and History · Classical Antiquity Studies · Classics · Historical and Linguistic Studies · History · Law · Philosophy · 331-363 · Correspondence · Early works to 1800 · Europe · Julian the apostate, emperor of rome · Kings and rulers · politics and government · Rome · Translations into English
A History of Alexander the Great in World Culture
Julian Augustus
The Persian Alexander (1)
Alexander and Alexandria in Life and Legend
Alexander the Gay and the Gloryhole That Was Greece
Christianising Alexander Traditions in Late Antiquity
Alexander in the Age of Shakespeare
The Image of Alexander in Ancient Art
Plato in the Third Sophistic
Educating the sovereign
Magnus Maximus
Editions, translations, transformations
Du sang à l’encre
Jesus’ Socratic Trial and Pilate’s Confession in Nonnus’ Paraphrasis of St John’s Gospel
Worshipping the Sun at the End of Time
Plato's Pilot in the Political Strategy of Julian and Libanius
Iamblichus’ Epistles, Fourth-Century Philosophical and Political Epistolography and the Neoplatonic Curricula at Athens and Alexandria
Juliano y el consulado
Philosophy and politics in Julian’s Letter to Themistius
| Unique citing works | 19 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,58 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2025 (12) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 18 |