A Commentary on <I>Panegyrici Latini</I> II(12): An Oration Delivered by Pacatus Drepanius before the Emperor Theodosius I in the Senate at Rome, AD 389

Roger Rees

doi:10.1017/9781316651261

The renowned Gallic poet Pacatus Drepanius journeyed to Rome in the summer of AD 389 to deliver a speech to the Emperor Theodosius; both men stood for the first time before the Roman Senators. It was a moment of high political charge. The Latin speech survives and is here presented both in the original and with facing English translation; the introduction and commentary capture the groundbreaking character of the work and set it in its historical, rhetorical and literary contexts.

‘The book is very well edited and the prose is clear. Rees should be commended for his decision to include translations of quoted Latin passages from texts other than the panegyric: this greatly augments the value and accessibility of his work … In sum, this is a solid and valuable volume, which will undoubtedly become the authoritative, all-in-one reference for all things Pan. Lat. II.’

Cédrik Michel Source: Bryn Mawr Classical Review

‘… a new standard work …’

Raphael Brendel Source: Zeitschrift für Geschichtswissenschaft

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A Commentary on Panegyrici Latini II(12)

An Oration Delivered by Pacatus Drepanius before the Emperor Theodosius I in the Senate at Rome, AD 389

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

Preface
pp vii-vii

Abbreviations
pp viii-viii

Introduction
pp 1-110

Text and Translation
pp 111-190

Commentary
pp 191-440

Bibliography
pp 441-460

Index Locorum
pp 461-517

General Index
pp 518-526

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