A social ascension strengthened by the rhetorical construction of a family: the case of Quintus Aurelius Symmachus Eusebius (fourth century A.D.)

  • Janira Feliciano Pohlmann Doutoranda em História Antiga pelo programa de Pós-Graduação em História da Universidade Federal do Paraná. Bolsista Capes. Membro discente do Núcleo de Estudos Mediterrânicos da UFPR, Curitiba/PR, Brasil
Keywords: Quintus Aurelius Symmachus Eusebius, Senatorial nobility, Rhetoric

Abstract

Member of the Roman senate and the imperial power circle, the Neoplatonic Quintus Aurelius Symmachus Eusebius used his pen and his rhetoric's knowledge for the preparation of documents which linked political theories and moral values to legitimize the actions and the need of a sovereign ruler. In this article we analyze some elaborations made by Symmachus especially in his Epistulae, Relationes and Orationes (I and II) in honor of Valentinian I.

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Published
2016-07-04
How to Cite
Pohlmann, J. F. (2016). A social ascension strengthened by the rhetorical construction of a family: the case of Quintus Aurelius Symmachus Eusebius (fourth century A.D.). Dialogos, 20(1), 36 - 49. Retrieved from https://periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/Dialogos/article/view/32272