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The private orations of Themistius
Themistius and Robert J. Penella
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Frontmatter
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Acknowledgments (page ix)
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Abbreviations (page xi)
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Chronology of the Translated Oration (page xiii)
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Introduction: Themistius and His Orations (page 1)
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THE ORATIONS
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Oration 20. A Funeral Oration in Honor of His Father (page 51)
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Oration 21. The Examiner [βασανιστής], or, The Philosopher (page 61)
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Oration 22. On Friendship (page 88)
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Oration 23. The Sophist (page 108)
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Oration 24. An Exhortation to the Nicomedians (page 128)
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Oration 25. In Reply to One Who Asked for an Extempore Oration (page 138)
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Oration 26. On Speaking, or, How the Philosopher Should Speak (page 140)
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Oration 27. On the Need to Give Thought, Not to Where [We Study] but to the Men [Who Will Teach Us] (page 164)
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Oration 28. The Disquisition on Speaking (page 175)
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Oration 29. In Reply to Those Who Interpret [His Oration] "The Sophist" Incorrectly (page 178)
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Oration 30. Should One Engage in Farming? (page 184)
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Oration 31. Concerning His Presidency [of the Senate], Addressed to the Senate [of Constantinople] (page 189)
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Oration 32. On Moderation of One's Emotions [μετριοπαθής], or, On Love of One's Children (page 194)
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Oration 33. [Title Lost] (page 204)
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Oration 34. In Reply to Those Who Found Fault with Him for Accepting Public Office (page 209)
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Appendix 1. Oration 17: On His Appointment to the Urban Prefecture [of Constantinople] (page 231)
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Appendix 2. Fragment on "The Knowledge of Knowledges" (page 235)
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Bibliography
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Index (page 255)
Journal Abbreviation | Label | URL |
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CR | 52.1 (2002): 13-15 | http://www.jstor.org/stable/3662455 |
Citable Link
Published: c2000
Publisher: University of California Press
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