Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents xi
3. List of Illustrations xiii
4. Preface and Acknowledgments xv
5. List of Abbreviation xvii
6. Maps xviii
7. Introduction. Emperors, Rhetoricians, and Panegyric 1
8. 1. Panegyric, Paideia, and the (De)construction of the Emperor’s Image and Power: Themistius, Julian, and Constantius, ca. 350–356 CE 29
9. 2. Panegyric, Diplomacy, and (Self-)Presentation: Julian, Themistius, and Constantius in the West, 357–359 65
10. 3. Laudatiua Materia : Panegyric, History, and Legitimization in a Period of Imperial Transition, 360–361 103
11. 4. Panegyric, Consensus, and the Reinforcement of Nascent Government: Claudius Mamertinus, Himerius, and Julian in Constantinople, 361–362 145
12. 5. Panegyric, Promotion, Punishment, and Advisement: Libanius and Julian in Antioch, 362–363 185
13. Appendix A. The Date of Themistius’s Oration 1 239
14. Appendix B. Julian, an Experienced Soldier before His Promotion to Caesar? 243
15. Appendix C. The Date of Julian’s Oration 1 245
16. Appendix D. Some Emperors’ Residencies at and Responses to Antioch 249
17. Works Cited 253
18. Index 275