Speeches in praise of emperors flourished as a genre in Late Antiquity, and Themistius (ca. 317-388) excelled at them. Through his mixture of traditional rhetoric and Platonic influences, the philosopher turned politician lent lustre and vigour to his encomia, apparently much appreciated by emperors. This third Budé volume of Themistius’ oratorical corpus contains six panegyric … Continue reading Thémistios. Tome III. Discours XIV-XIX: L’empereur espagnol