Themistius, Julian, and Greek Political Theory under Rome - Texts, Translations, and Studies of Four Key Works (Hardcover)

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.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 2013
First published:	November 2013
Authors:	Simon Swain
Dimensions:	236 x 158 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	229
ISBN-13:	978-1-107-02657-5
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > Classical, early & medieval Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > History of ideas, intellectual history Books > Humanities > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Islamic studies Books > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE
LSN:	1-107-02657-1
Barcode:	9781107026575

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