Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley door pickup 10am - 7pm 3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611

  • Open Daily: 10am - 10pm
    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
Emperors and Rhetoricians: Panegyric, Communication, and Power in the Fourth-Century Roman Empire Volume 65

Emperors and Rhetoricians: Panegyric, Communication, and Power in the Fourth-Century Roman Empire Volume 65

Marcos, Moysés

Hardcover

Series: Transformation of the Classical Heritage

Public Speaking & Speech WritingReligion General Ancient Rome

ISBN10: 0520394976
ISBN13: 9780520394971
Publisher: Univ Of California Pr
Published: Dec 12 2023
Pages: 304
Weight: 1.40
Height: 1.10 Width: 6.10 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Panegyric, the art of publicly praising prominent political figures, occupied an important place in the Roman Empire throughout late antiquity. Orators were skilled political actors who manipulated the conventions of praise giving, taking great license with what they chose to present (or omit). Their ancient speeches are rare windows into the world of panegyrists, emperors, and their audiences. In Emperors and Rhetoricians, Moysés Marcos offers an original, comprehensive look at all panegyrics to and by Julian, who in 355/56 CE promoted himself as a learned caesar by producing his own panegyric on his cousin and Augustan benefactor, Constantius II. During key stages in his public career and throughout the time he held imperial power, Julian experimented with and utilized panegyric as both political communication and political opportunity. Marcos expertly mines this vast body of work to uncover a startlingly new picture of Julian the Apostate, explore anew the arc of his career in imperial office, and model new ways to interpret and understand imperial speeches of praise.

Also in

Ancient Rome

View All