Themistius
Sign in to saveThemistius ( ; 317 – c. 388 AD), nicknamed Euphrades (, "eloquent"), was a statesman, rhetorician and philosopher. He flourished in the reigns of Constantius II, Julian, Jovian, Valens, Gratian and Theodosius I, and he enjoyed the favour of all those emperors, notwithstanding their many differences and the fact that he himself was not a Christian. He was admitted to the senate by Constantius in 355, and he was prefect of Constantinople in 384 on the nomination of Theodosius. Of his many works, thirty-three orations of his have come down to us, as well as various commentaries and epitomes of th
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- In Aristotelis Physica paraphrasis
- Extrait de "L'oeuvre de Dieu manifesté par l'art" ...
- Themistiou Logoi 33
- Eis ton autou patera ; Basanistēs ē philosophos
- Themistii philosophi Oratio in eos a qvibvs ob praefectvram svsceptam fverat vitvperatvs
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- Themistii Orationes quae supersunt1900 · 55 cit
- Thémistius1999 · 33 cit
- Themistii Paraphrases Aristotelis Librorum Quae Supersunt1866 · 32 cit
- The Private Orations of Themistius2000 · 32 cit
- Themistii In libros Aristotelis De anima paraphrasis1899 · 15 cit
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- The Private Orations of Themistius
· 2000 · cited 3x
- Pars V: Themistii in Aristotelis Metaphysicorum librum L paraphrasis hebraice et latine. Pars VI: Themastii (Saphoniae) in Parva naturalia commentarium
· 1903
- Politics, Philosophy and Empire in the Fourth Century
· 2001
- Oration XIX “On the philanthropy of Emperor Theodosius”
· 2022
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- Themistius
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- Θεμίστιος
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- 317
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- Paphlagonia(modern-day Turkey)
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- c. 388
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- Constantinople(modern-day Istanbul, Turkey)
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- Prefect of Constantinople
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36 objects attributed to Themistius, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Themistii Peripatetici lucidissimi paraphrasis in duodecim librum Aristotelis de prima Philosophia Mose Finzio Interprete
Paraphrasis in libros quatuor Aristotelis de coelo nunc primum in lucem edita Moyse Alatino interprets
Paraphrasis in Aristotelis Posteriora, et physica, in libro item de anima, memoria et reminiscentia, somno et vigilia, insomniis, et divinatione per somnum, Hermolao Barbaro interprete ... adiecimus eiusdem Themistii Paraphrasim in librum tertium de Anima nuper à ... D. Lodovico Nogarola Veronensi, latinitate donatam, ac suis subtilissimis scholiis illustratam
![Themistiu Philosophu, Tu Kai Euphradus Epiklēthentos, logoi hex basilikoi = Themisti[i] Philosophi ... Orationes Sex Augustales : Ad Constantium, Iovianum, Valentem Et Valentinianum II. Imper. Augg. habitae](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bsb-muenchen-digital.de%2Fweb1021%2Fbsb10216389%2Fimages%2Fbsb10216389_00005.jpg&type=IMAGE)
Themistiu Philosophu, Tu Kai Euphradus Epiklēthentos, logoi hex basilikoi = Themisti[i] Philosophi ... Orationes Sex Augustales : Ad Constantium, Iovianum, Valentem Et Valentinianum II. Imper. Augg. habitae
Themistii Paraphrasis in librum post. Aristotelis
Themistii Paraphrasis in primum librum de demonstratione Aristotelis
Themistii Peripatetici lucidissimi Paraphrasis in Aristotelis Posteriora, & Physica, In libros item de Anima, Memoria et Reminiscentia, Sonno et Vigilia, Insomniis, & Divinatione per somnum
Ta tou Themistiou Euphradous hapanta, tout'esti paraphraseis, kai logoi. Alexandrou Aphrodisieos Peri psyches biblia duo ; kai Peri eimarmenes en= Omnia Themistii opera, hoc est Paraphrases, et Orationes. Alexandri Aphrodisiensis Libri duo de anima, et De fato unus
Themist orationes
Themisti Philosophi Euphradae ab eloquentia dicti, Orationes Sex Augustales :Ad Constantium, Jovianum, Valentem Et Valentinianum II. Imper. Augg. habitae ; Adjecimus & septimam Themistii orationem, ad Valent. Imp. pro Libertate Relligionis, Latinè = Themistiu Philosophu ... logoi hex basilikoi
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Themistius ( ; 317 – c. 388 AD), nicknamed Euphrades (, "eloquent"), was a statesman, rhetorician and philosopher. He flourished in the reigns of Constantius II, Julian, Jovian, Valens, Gratian and Theodosius I, and he enjoyed the favour of all those emperors, notwithstanding their many differences and the fact that he himself was not a Christian. He was admitted to the senate by Constantius in 355, and he was prefect of Constantinople in 384 on the nomination of Theodosius. Of his many works, thirty-three orations of his have come down to us, as well as various commentaries and epitomes of the works of Aristotle.
==Early life== Themistius was born in Paphlagonia and taught at the Colchian Academy in Phasis. Several of his orations mention his father Eugenius, a distinguished philosopher from whom he received supplemental training. Themistius devoted himself chiefly to Aristotle, though he also studied Pythagoreanism and Platonism. His early commentaries on Aristotle were published without his consent and won him a high reputation. After passing his youth in Asia Minor and Syria, Themistius met Constantius II during the emperor's visit to Ancyra in Galatia in 347. On this occasion Themistius delivered his first extant oration, Peri Philanthropias.