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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      05 December 2013
      28 November 2013
      ISBN:
      9781139208109
      9781107026575
      9781107633766
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139208109
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.5kg, 229 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (229 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.34kg, 232 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Ancient History, Classical Studies, History of Ideas, Politics and International Relations
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    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.

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    'Swain’s book makes a significant contribution to our understanding of political theory and rhetoric in the High Empire and allows classicists access to texts previously out of the mainstream of research.'

    Patrick Paul Hogan Source: Bryn Mawr Classical Review

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