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Themistius and the Imperial Court: Oratory, Civic Duty, and Paideia from Constantius to Theodosius
Themistius and the Imperial Court Oratory Civic Duty and Paideia from Constantius to Theodosius
Author: John Vanderspoel
For generations the debate has continued: can politicians, or mid-level administrators, speak freely and say what they think, or must they describe their superiors in purely flattering ways and abandon any philosophy of independent thought? The politician and philosopher Themistius faced these same issues in the later fourth century, in composin...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780472104857
ISBN-10: 0472104853
Publication Date: 2/1/1996
Pages: 296
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Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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