Emperor Julian: Panegyric and Polemic by Samuel N. C. Lieu

Emperor Julian: Panegyric and Polemic by Samuel N. C. Lieu

By Samuel N. C. Lieu

This assortment makes on hand in English for the 1st time the panegyric of Claudius Mamertinus (Panegyrici Latini XI/3), a considerable a part of the treatise of John Chrysostom on St. Babylas and opposed to Julian (de S. Babyla c. Julianum et gentiles XIV-XIX), and Emphrem Syrus’ Hymns opposed to Julian.

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Manlius Capitolinus (cos. 392 B. ) who were all executed for attempting to gain sole power by ingratiating themselves to the plebs through popular legislations. Cf. Livy, XVI,7,1-2, Cicero, rep. 49 (fragmentary) and Valerius Maximus. 1. On these would-be tyrants of the Republic see esp. Ogilvie, 1965, 337-39, 550-51, 694 and 734. The sunum Turpeium or rupes Turpein, the cliff from which the murderers and traitors were thrown, was situated at the south-west comer of the Capitolinus Mons. Cf. Plamer and Ashby, 1929, ii, 509-10.

Cf. CT VIII,5,12 (Feb. 362). , or. 145. However, J. himself was not averse to using the public post for private reasons. On this see ELF 36 which gives an interesting account of the improvement to the system, probably as a result of the reforms undertaken by M. 30 The reduction of the taxes for the cities was a great source of popularity for J. and was grudgingly acknowledged by his enemies. Cf. , or. 1426A and Greg. , or. 1-5,ed. Bernardi, p. 192. , written probably in 362, ELF 72, granting partial remission of taxes to the Thracians.

Georg. I,19. See also Amm. XXII,2,3. 's picked troops. The Argonautae were well received by Cizycus, the king of the Doliones but after they had left the island, contrary winds brought them back a second time and they were mistaken as Pelasgians, the traditional enemies of the Doliones. In the ensuing struggle, Cizycus was killed. Cf. Apollodorus, Argonautica I, 960-1055, ed. Seaton. 28 9 And what a marvellous thing it was to behold, that whilst still navigating the Danube you were, at the same time, extending your munificence as far as the Adriatic, as far as the Tyrrhenian Sea, as far, even, as the Egyptian Sea!

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