Emperor Julian
Panegyric and Polemic
Distributed for Liverpool University Press
160 pages
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5.8 x 8.3
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© 1989
This collection makes available in English for the first time the panegyric of Claudius Mamertinus (Panegyrici Latini XI/3), a substantial part of the treatise of John Chrysostom on St. Babylas and against Julian (de S. Babyla c. Julianum et gentiles XIV-XIX), and Emphrem Syrus’ Hymns Against Julian.
Contents
Foreword
Chronology of the Early Life of Julian
I. From Caesar to Augustus
A Speech of Thanks to the Emperor Julian given by Claudius Mamertinus
(Latin Panegyric XI/3)
Introduction (Samuel N.C. Lieu)
Translation (Marna M. Morgan) and Notes (Samuel N.C. Lieu)
II. Antioch and Daphne
John Chrysostom, Homily on St. Babylas, against Julian and the Pagans
XIV-XIX
Introduction (Samuel N.C. Lieu)
Translation (Marna M. Morgan) and Notes (Samuel N.C. Lieu)
Appendices (Marna M. Morgan and Samuel N.C. Lieu)
III. From Ctesiphon to Nisibis
Ephrem the Syrian, Hymns against Julian
Introduction (Samuel N.C. Lieu)
Translation (Judith M. Lieu) and Notes (Samuel N.C. Lieu)
Map of the Roman Eastern Frontier
List of Abbreviations and Primary Sources
Bibliography of Secondary Works
Index
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History: General History
Religion: Christianity
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