The Ruler’s Virtues in the Ekthesis of Agapetus Diaconus
The Ruler’s Virtues in the Ekthesis of Agapetus Diaconus
Author(s): Gabriel RaduSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Ethics / Practical Philosophy, Ancient World, Philosophy of Religion, History of Religion
Published by: Editura Universității Aurel Vlaicu
Keywords: paraenesis; image; moral; religious; virtues;
Summary/Abstract: Agapetus’ Ekthesis belongs to a distinct rhetorical tradition in which the text falls within the larger context of Greek and Christian discourse on kingship and the speculum principis tradition. The paraenesis written by the deacon Agapetus, around 530 A.D. is part of a larger historical and cultural process and must be read as “evidence for opinions about the emperor and his role that were current in the sixth century” . The present work aims to trace the development of the imperial image of the emperor Justinian as it has been “shaped” by Agapetus in his Advisory Chapters to the emperor Justinian.
Journal: Teologia
- Issue Year: 92/2022
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 90-99
- Page Count: 10
- Language: English