Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. PREFACE ix
4. CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE xi
5. ONE INTRODUCTION 1
6. TWO SYNESIUS OF CYRENE 13
7. THREE SYNESIUS IN CONSTANTINOPLE 71
8. FOUR DE REGNO 103
9. FIVE DE PROVIDENTIA AND THE MINISTERS OF ARCADIUS 143
10. SIX DE PROVIDENTIA AND THE BARBARIANS 199
11. SEVEN LITERARY SOURCES OF DE PROVIDENTIA 253
12. EIGHT BARBARIANS AND POLITICS 301
13. NINE TRANSLATION OF DE PROVIDENTIA: EGYPTIANS; OR, ON PROVIDENCE* 337
14. APPENDIX I AURELIAN AND PULCHERIA 399
15. APPENDIX II CHRYSOSTOM'S MOVEMENTS IN 400-402 405
16. APPENDIX III SYNESIUS'S VISIT TO ATHENS 409
17. BIBLIOGRAPHY 413
18. INDEX 433