This article focuses on the mobility of emperors in the late Roman Empire and the journeys that city ambassadors had to undertake on missions to rulers during their travels. In 357, for example, the philosopher Themistius composed two embassy speeches on behalf of Constantinople for the Emperor, who was in Italy. Speech III was delivered personally by the philo- sopher in Rome during the visit of Constantius II, while Speech IV was declaimed in Constantinople because Themistius decided not to travel, citing the difficulties of a winter journey as a pretext.
Fra Oriente e Occidente. Temistio sulle rotte di Costanzo II nell'anno 357 / Rocco Viccione. - In: RATIONES RERUM. - ISSN 2284-2497. - STAMPA. - 17:(2021), pp. 209-216.
Fra Oriente e Occidente. Temistio sulle rotte di Costanzo II nell'anno 357
Rocco Viccione
2021
Abstract
This article focuses on the mobility of emperors in the late Roman Empire and the journeys that city ambassadors had to undertake on missions to rulers during their travels. In 357, for example, the philosopher Themistius composed two embassy speeches on behalf of Constantinople for the Emperor, who was in Italy. Speech III was delivered personally by the philo- sopher in Rome during the visit of Constantius II, while Speech IV was declaimed in Constantinople because Themistius decided not to travel, citing the difficulties of a winter journey as a pretext.
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