6.11 FC – Wisdom and Advice

Valuable theological, exegetical, and original works from the Byzantine Empire have been preserved through translation. One notable translation from the late period of the Greek school is the 4th century Byzantine scholar Nemesius of Emesa’s treatise ʻʻOn Human Natureʼʼ. Nemesius’ treatise was revived in the East largely thanks to the Armenian translation. ʻʻOn Human Natureʼʼ…

Whether the closure or destruction of Egyptian pagan temples in the Late Roman Empire reflected coordinated imperial policy or arose from isolated local actions remains a central historiographical question, yet lacks precise chronological analysis. Although anti-pagan legislation culminated in the systematic codification of the Theodosian Code, the extent and timing of its enforcement in relation…