In Praise of Later Roman Emperors: The Panegyrici LatiniUniversity of California Press, 1994 M01 1 - 735 pages Here, for the first time, is an annotated English translation of the eleven later panegyrics (291-389 C.E.) of the XII Panegyrici Latini, with the original Latin text prepared by R. A. B. Mynors. Each panegyric has a thorough introduction, and detailed commentary on historical events, style, figures of speech, and rhetorical strategies accompanies the translations. The very difficult Latin of these insightful speeches is rendered into graceful English, yet remains faithful to the original. |
Contents
Panegyric of Maximian by an Anonymous Orator 289 | 41 |
Genethliacus of Maximian Augustus by an Anonymous Orator 291 | 76 |
Panegyric of Constantius by an Anonymous Orator 297? | 104 |
Eumenius For the Restoration of the Schools 297298? | 145 |
vii | 178 |
Panegyric of Constantine by an Anonymous Orator 310 | 211 |
Speech of Thanks to Constantine by an Anonymous Orator 311 | 254 |
Panegyric of Constantine Augustus by an Anonymous Orator 313 | 288 |
Claudius Mamertinus Speech of Thanks to Julian 362 | 386 |
Latinus Pacatus Drepanius Panegyric of Theodosius 389 | 437 |
LATIN TEXT | 523 |
Bibliography | 675 |
693 | |
707 | |
731 | |
Nazarius Panegyric of Constantine 321 | 321 |
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In Praise of Later Roman Emperors: The Panegyrici Latini C. E. V. Nixon,Barbara Saylor Rodgers Limited preview - 1994 |
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