A Mirror for Justinian: the <i>Ekthesis</i> of Agapetus Diaconus

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  • Patrick Henry III

Abstract

The Justinianic ‘mirror for princes’, the source of fragments attributed to Philo Judaeus and of passages in Barlaam, stresses the ruler’s need to imitate God and display philanthropia.

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1967-12-30

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