A Commentary on Panegyrici Latini II(12)
An Oration Delivered by Pacatus Drepanius before the Emperor Theodosius I in the Senate at Rome, AD 389
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2023
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-107-15504-6 (ISBN)
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-107-15504-6 (ISBN)
The renowned Gallic poet Pacatus Drepanius journeyed to Rome in the summer of AD 389 to deliver a speech to the Emperor Theodosius; both men stood for the first time before the Roman Senators. This edition provides a complete Latin text and English translation, with extensive introduction and full commentary.
The renowned Gallic poet Pacatus Drepanius journeyed to Rome in the summer of AD 389 to deliver a speech to the Emperor Theodosius; both men stood for the first time before the Roman Senators. It was a moment of high political charge. The Latin speech survives and is here presented both in the original and with facing English translation; the introduction and commentary capture the groundbreaking character of the work and set it in its historical, rhetorical and literary contexts.
The renowned Gallic poet Pacatus Drepanius journeyed to Rome in the summer of AD 389 to deliver a speech to the Emperor Theodosius; both men stood for the first time before the Roman Senators. It was a moment of high political charge. The Latin speech survives and is here presented both in the original and with facing English translation; the introduction and commentary capture the groundbreaking character of the work and set it in its historical, rhetorical and literary contexts.
Roger Rees is a Professor of Classics at the University of St Andrews. He is a leading authority on the Latin oratorical collection known as the XII Panegyrici Latini. His publications include Layers of Loyalty in Latin Panegyric 289-307 (2002) and Latin Panegyric (ed., 2012).
Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; Panegyrici Latini II(12); Commentary; Bibliography; Index locorum; General Index.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 01.07.2022 |
|---|---|
| Übersetzer | Roger Rees |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 149 x 223 mm |
| Gewicht | 870 g |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Vor- und Frühgeschichte |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Altertum / Antike | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-107-15504-5 / 1107155045 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-107-15504-6 / 9781107155046 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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