Orationes forenses et acta
Each one of you has received benefits from him, that having set this forth here with goodwill toward him you might sway the votes, and by showing favo
Having beset it and stirred herself up to be divinely inspired and worked herself into a bacchic frenzy. now, that the many are deceived by this, i do
Of her, nor anything else of the things forbidden to me, but which are proclaimed and honored by them. for someone might perhaps excuse him for the fi
To be enumerated? for divination is for the time being sufficient. but i think, if this had happened before, he would have nobly recorded these things
Of the difference of theurgies, at the end he adds: one must remove in advance all obstacles to the visitation of the gods and impose a total tranqui
In these matters i would gladly ask of you, whether it is permitted for a priest to be initiated into such mysteries and to be deemed worthy of such r
Immediately, therefore, all blushed, or rather, indeed, they shouted with their voices and condemned the leaders of the impiety and named their writin
Has he discerned? but if indeed the part of the synod has not joined with the senate council nor with the chosen of the nazirites—for this part was no
Aristotle's theology and the psychogony of plato and the new numbers and the remodeling of doctrines and the expense of the divisible, who of all ever
What argument is left to you concerning this, or how is it that you dispute with one another over matters of such importance and postpone the decision
And i gladly admire in you the encomium of the good man in your memorandum. for where he holds on to the whole and bears the burden of common cares, y
All those, with whom we disagree, have advocated for confusions or divisions. for what do matter and ideas have in common with our doctrines? but sinc
And of the one who is lifted up and of the one seated on it. know the cherubic and seraphic wings, the perfection of their number, the symbolic coveri
They have shaken. for if they happened to be uninitiated in our doctrines and completely uninstructed in the mysteries of the spirit, perhaps, having
For he who receives a prophet will receive a prophet's reward, from the contrary and greater, he who receives an impious man will receive the punishme
He has despised all things equally, although the law, standing as it were at his ears, cried out: let no one teach or learn profane things. and agai
He both strung together and vomited up, this twenty-third writing he thinks, or rather he places it between those who were then in every way our own p
Depicting the madness of nestorian rage. i have left it to you to compare it with the dogmas of the massalians. i brought forth to them from the inner
The patriarch has acted impiously, clearly and openly. and it is not permitted for any of you who wish, nor for those zealous on his behalf, to defend
And having brought over certain forces from the west, he stirred them up for war, and they come face to face with each other from both sides. and a fi
Delaying he is persuaded and is moderate and descends with them. and he dares against two emperors, of whom the one the imperial court held, adorned w
Being torn apart. but pilate sat judging my divinely-moved emperor, the lord's anointed, who was being considered, not hesitating, not washing his han
To kill the emperor, unless he came down quickly and bowed his head to him, but he, fearing the tyrannical cruelty and cowering lest he suffer anythin
An innovative rank and would come to be below. there, then, the morning star raged against the first goodness, but here the evening star has attacked
Demonic in his life. but again i have turned to you, the judges, and again i ask: has anything been dared by this man or not? you will surely say the
Then failing to achieve their purpose, they chose to strike and kill. is it not clear to all that, while digging through and breaking into the houses
Ruin, if he should object saying that he neither urged these things nor wished them, but even punished many of those who dared with all punishments, w
In the parts on the right, somewhere near the entrance, but you have immediately ascended into heaven on earth itself, as if considering it a terrible
Disregarding the divine temples, he was destroying them? and he did not cease, piling one on top of another and making them abandoned ruins. for not o
Leaning together walls collapsed together with their icons and statues. and everything was as if in a great earthquake, the air being darkened, the e
And the remains of the apostle luke are burned by fire and reduced to dust. i fear that the bodies of martyrs also lay here. i am afraid that some of
I shall grant you this also. he had no need, it is true, of the burial robes. i admit it, since they had all already decayed. but he did have need of
Let us not even examine the scene after that, but let these things be considered by him as theaters and hunts. but where the mercy-seat is, and around
Seeing what was happening was exulting and rejoicing, like of old the whelp of the beast, i mean the one from isauria. but you consider for me what a
Fire was burning us and the zeal of the lord was consuming us, long ago the man would have perished, or rather, he would not even have had access to t
To me the macedonian, to the right the spear, at a walk the half-file leader, captain, wheel around. and nothing new nor incredible for one who has
I pray with the high priest, but the mixture and the sheath which has grown with us turns the mind, being raised aloft, back toward itself. therefore
He would trace his genealogy from cronus and rhea and from those even further back, i mean hericapaeus and phanes and that orphic night and he traced
And the same color over all, none of which moved or influenced him? but never to converse even with the more divine words nor to unroll any tablet, th
The emperor's treasury is not supplied only from mines nor from the recesses of the earth, nor do tributes alone fill it, nor contributions from land
And to speak of the audacity, or rather—but how could i speak, intertwining things?—and the diligently pursued plot, through which almost everything w
Granting that you may meet with more benevolent judges above. and then the drink of deposition here will truly appear to you as a purification. and ma
Suspicious to many. but if he has nothing in common with the one he has chosen to accuse, nor has anything come between them, it is somehow still unac
They anticipate my tongue, scattering against me the things they did wrong on account of their own greed, and i confidently awaited the court, as one
To vote against a priest on the spot the penance exceeds all punishment the examination and the penance must proceed canonically. and, as it seems,
Of the whole age, an unbeliever, so that i may speak truly, to believe against a believer? for this would be far from reason and thought. for where we
But i, but what might i say about this? he living the life of a private citizen, but i clothed in the high-priestly vestment. and such a man is agains
With misfortunes and your example, for the sake of argument, let someone come forward as a condemned man to have his neck cut. and let the sword be ha
Do you receive? for the pardon testifies that the deposition did not seem so even to himself. for if, according to you, it is like a cutting off, what
Is the cause the comparison of the matter to a beheading? for from this, one absurdity having been granted, these many nonsensical things were consequ
An evil tale about me for years, leave me to my former wounds, do not card new ones upon me. so may the lord heal you, if indeed there is anything in
This is the law of accusation and defense, and from this the precise examination of matters is found. but he introduced a new kind of writing into the
Of voice, for not even this is unworthy of the art, and with a rhythmic turn of the tongue, you perhaps might only approach him, you who indeed gaped
Has been debarred from studies? but for you in deep old age, what share is there of education? who of all people has known you, as far as i know, afte
Which they say came into being of their own accord. but these things are not acceptable to you, and for this reason we shall laugh at you again, havin
Ever, not in courts, not in counsels, not in public, not in private. for this was not even without accusation, but the speech had some defense. from w
And the nature of fire did not burn, and the steep rock sent forth springs, and the wood here sweetened the bitterness, and there lightened the heavy
Did he transcend this time? and it is likely, o best one, for christ possessed a nature more free even according to human standards. whether, then, th
From himself, having allotted a great portion of reason to his soul this man, therefore, having long ago established for himself a little adopted dau
A contest, but more brilliant was the victory of elpidius, and he went away having overcome the vestarches by all votes and crowning himself with the
Receiving. when the most compassionate soul heard this supplication, since she also knew the circumstances concerning the bestarches, and that for man
I will let my tongue go from forbidden deeds. and first i shame myself relating unspeakable and improper things, since i will also become a stumbling
The amounts owed will be reckoned against each other, and the fine will be reckoned to elpidios in place of the protospatharios's fee, and the protosp
Having received a seaside property from him, i give back to him in exchange a mainland one as a permanent dwelling by gift. but the kalai property was
Most complete, not measured by time, not defined by partial successions nor by these alienations or those, but eternal, sufficient for all successions
Indicating by the documents, which it is also necessary to go through in order. and so that we may make the summaries concise, and not, by going throu
At that time for the ruler to ratify to her through a gift of a golden bull the property which he had previously granted to the man, not having been i
But the rest testified that they themselves were not present at such a sale, but had heard from the subscribing witnesses in the confirmatory document
He marveled at our western setting sun as a morning sunrise, and with the unspeakable pangs of his soul he discerned the ineffable will of god concern
On both sides the gift is valid for those who received it from there. for the estate was perhaps of the daughters of nicholas’s wife through paternal
Harmony, who of all could dissolve such a great bond, or rather these wonderful and in reality altogether indissoluble connections? for the first and
He has made known by an agreement to whom indeed you also entrusted everything under oath and, whatever they themselves should do, you have promised
Emperor of the romans, doukas. konstantinos, in christ the god faithful emperor of the romans, doukas. ioannes, most humble archbishop of constantinop
and having brought over certain forces from the west, he stirred them up for war, and they come face to face with each other from both sides. And a fierce war is indeed fanned into flame, but the emperor alone suffices against those arrayed against him and he conquers decisively; and he is moderate in victory and does not destroy the captured nor does he consider the vanquished as prisoners of war, but as severed and diseased limbs he glues them to the healthy ones and restores them. From this, the people of the city also admire him and crown him from afar and acclaimed him with many voices, sparing no praise. What then did the one who then seemed to be directing the empire do? Being at a complete loss and having nearly lost control of his own hands, he takes a counsel most wise and most safe, using for this the better counselors of his family, to receive into partnership of the empire him to whom God had betrothed the whole of it, and to make the state by this addition both stronger and more powerful. What then after this? The decision is ratified. And again another counsel of envoys and much talk indeed about many things. But three of all are chosen, the others having conceded the matter to them; for it was not possible, even if they wished, to happen upon better ones. Therefore these men are entrusted with the emperor's words and letters and the other zeal and understanding concerning this. They go out together and approach the ruler jointly; they announce to him the partnership of the empire; they set in motion many arguments for this, each in turn, all mixed together. And they indeed persuade him, but the entire army for the time being made an uproar, considering the partnership of power a petty dignity. Therefore the envoys are overcome by the voices of the army and returning, they report the unsuccessful embassy to the emperor. But he adds more, promising to that man, along with the name, also the substance of power, having allotted to himself only the title and the acclamation of the many. Therefore the envoys, making a second supplication to the great emperor, persuade him to persuade the army to this as well. And he, unfolding the grace of his words, and having summoned the forces and having addressed them with all that was fitting, compelled them to persuasion. From this the commotion of the army was stopped, and the unified front was broken and the emperor, escorted by all, proceeded to the palace. Thus indeed God did, but the great one among the patriarchs considers it a terrible and intolerable thing if someone should reign without his frown and his assent; and he arrays himself against God, because He did not use this man as a counselor for the administration of the state, what then does he do? And let no one think I am inventing a tale, but may I perish utterly and completely, if I add anything anywhere beyond what has happened. He therefore opens the gates of the temple to the seditious and frenzied men who had been carousing for this purpose all night; and when it was necessary to restrain and drive them from the sacred precincts, and it being possible to do this—for those who had first gathered happened to be few in number and whom not many hands would have driven away from there—it being necessary therefore to set the doors against those unspeakable and malevolent men, but he almost tried to tear down the entire enclosure. And he indeed made the holy things accessible to the dogs, and drove the swine to the pearls. But the account is not yet about these things. As then tends to happen in such situations, others gathered upon others, not those from the first council, not those from the army, not those who managed public affairs, but first the entire faction around that man and certain others whom the people curse. When therefore the bulk of the populace had been gathered, the truly brutish creatures to the great shepherd and high priest, at first he is displeased at the descent and puts on a mask of hypocrisy, then indeed for a short while
καί τινας ἀπὸ τῆς ἑσπέρας δυνάμεις διαβιβάσας εἰς πόλεμον διηρέθισε, γίνονται μὲν ἀλλήλοις ἀντιπρόσωποι ἑκατέρωθεν. καὶ σφοδρὸς
μὲν ἀναρριπίζεται πόλεμος, ἀρκεῖ δὲ μόνος πρὸς τοὺς ἀντιτεταγμένους ὁ βασιλεὺς καὶ κατὰ κράτος νικᾷ· καὶ μετριάζει τῇ νίκῃ
καὶ οὐκ ἀπόλλυσι τοὺς ἑαλωκότας οὐδ' αἰχμαλώτους ἡγεῖται τοὺς κεκρατημένους, ἀλλ' ὡς ἀπερρηγμένα μέλη καὶ νενοσηκότα τοῖς
ὑγιαίνουσι συγκολλᾷ καὶ ἀποκαθίστησιν. ἐντεῦθεν αὐτὸν καὶ ὁ τῆς πόλεως δῆμος θαυμάζει καὶ στεφανοῖ πόρρωθεν καὶ πολλαῖς ἀνεκαλεῖτο
φωναῖς μηδεμιᾶς εὐφημίας φειδόμενος. τί οὖν ὁ τηνικαῦτα τὴν βασιλείαν ἰθύνειν δοκῶν; τοῖς ὅλοις ἐξαπορήσας καὶ τῶν χειρῶν
αὐτῶν σχεδὸν γενόμενος ἀκρατὴς βουλὴν βουλεύεται συνετωτάτην ὁμοῦ καὶ ἀσφαλεστάτην, τοῖς κρείττοσι τῶν ἐκ γένους συμβούλοις
πρὸς τοῦτο χρησάμενος, εἰς κοινωνίαν τῆς βασιλείας παραλαβεῖν, ᾧ τὴν ὅλην ἐμνήστευσεν ὁ θεός, καὶ ποιῆσαι τὸ κράτος τῇ προσθήκῃ
ἰσχυρότερόν τε καὶ κραταιότερον. τί οὖν μετὰ ταῦτα; κυροῦται τὸ βούλευμα. καὶ πάλιν ἑτέρα βουλὴ πρέσβεων καὶ πολὺς μὲν περὶ
πολλῶν λόγος. τρεῖς δὲ τῶν πάντων ἀναλαμβάνονται, τῶν ἄλλων αὐτοῖς παραχωρησάντων τοῦ πράγματος· οὐδὲ γὰρ οὐδὲ βουλομένοις
ἐνῆν εὐτυχῆσαι καλλίονας. πιστεύονται τοίνυν οὗτοι τοῦ βασιλέως καὶ τὰς φωνὰς καὶ τὰ γράμματα καὶ τὴν ἄλλην περὶ τούτου σπουδὴν
τε καὶ σύνεσιν. ἐξίασιν ὁμοῦ καὶ κοινῇ τῷ κρατοῦντι προσίασιν· ἀγγέλλουσιν αὐτῷ τὴν κοινωνίαν τῆς βασιλείας· πολλοὺς πρὸς
τοῦτο κινοῦσι λόγους, παρὰ μέρος ἕκαστος ἀναμὶξ ἅπαντες. καὶ τὸν μὲν συμπείθουσι, τὸ δὲ στρατόπεδον τέως ἅπαν ἀνεθορύβησε,
τὴν κοινωνίαν τοῦ κράτους σμικροπρεπὲς ἀξίωμα ἡγησάμενοι. ἡττῶνται τοιγαροῦν οἱ πρέσβεις τῶν τοῦ στρατοπέδου φωνῶν καὶ τὴν
ἄπρακτον πρεσβείαν τῷ βασιλεῖ παλινοστήσαντες ἀπαγγέλλουσιν. ὁ δὲ προστίθησι πλείονα, ἐκείνῳ μὲν μετὰ τοῦ ὀνόματος καὶ τὸ
ἔργον τοῦ κράτους ἐπαγγειλάμενος, ἑαυτῷ δὲ τὴν φωνὴν μόνην ἀποκληρώσας καὶ τὴν τῶν πολλῶν εὐφημίαν. δευτέραν τοίνυν ἱκετηρίαν
τῷ μεγάλῳ οἱ πρέσβεις θέμενοι βασιλεῖ πείθουσι πεῖσαι πρὸς τοῦτο καὶ τὸ στρατόπεδον. ὁ δὲ τὴν χάριν τῶν λόγων ἀναπετάσας ξυγκαλέσας
τε τὰς δυνάμεις καὶ δημηγορήσας, ὅσα εἰκός, πρὸς τὴν πειθὼ κατηνάγκασεν. ἐντεῦθεν ἕστηκεν ἡ τοῦ στρατοπέδου συγκίνησις, λέλυτο
δὲ ὁ συνασπισμὸς καί ὁ βασιλεὺς παρὰ πάντων δορυφορούμενος ἐχώρει πρὸς τὰ βασίλεια. Ὁ μὲν οὖν θεὸς οὕτως, ὁ δὲ μέγας ἐν πατριάρχαις
δεινὸν καὶ οὐκ ἀνεκτὸν ποιεῖται, εἰ βασιλεύσειέ τις ἄνευ τῶν ὀφρύων ἐκείνου καὶ τῆς συννεύσεως· καὶ πρὸς τὸν θεὸν παρατάττεται,
ὅτι μὴ συμβούλῳ τούτῳ πρὸς τὴν διοίκησιν τοῦ κράτους ἐχρήσατο, τί οὖν ποιεῖ; καί με μηδεὶς οἰέσθω λογοποιεῖν, ἀλλ' ἐξώλης
ἂν καὶ προώλης ὀλοίμην, εἴ τί που πλέον τῶν γεγονότων προστίθημι. ἀνοίγει τοίνυν τοῦ νεὼ τὰς πύλας τοῖς διὰ πάσης νυκτὸς πρὸς
τοῦτο συμποσιάσασι στασιώδεσιν ἀνδράσι καὶ μανιώδεσι· καὶ δέον ἀνείργειν καὶ ἀπελαύνειν τῶν ἱερῶν περιβόλων, ἐξὸν δὲ καὶ τοῦτο
ποιεῖν-εὐαρίθμητοι γὰρ οἱ τὰ πρῶτα συλλεγέντες ἐτύγχανον ὄντες καὶ οὓς οὐ πολλαὶ χεῖρες ἐκεῖθεν ἂν ἀπήλασαν-δέον οὖν ἐπιτιθέναι
τὰς θύρας τοῖς ἐπιρρήτοις ἐκείνοις καὶ κακοήθεσιν, ὁ δὲ μικροῦ δεῖν καὶ τὸν πάντα περίβολον καθελεῖν ἐπεχείρησε. καὶ ἄνετα
μὲν πεποίηκε τὰ ἅγια τοῖς κυσί, τοὺς δὲ χοίρους ἐπὶ τοὺς μαργαρίτας συνήλασεν. ἀλλ' οὔπω περὶ τούτων ὁ λόγος. ὅπερ οὖν ἐν
τοῖς τοιούτοις συμβαίνειν φιλεῖ, ἄλλοι ἐπ' ἄλλοις συνῄεσαν, οὐ τῶν ἐκ τῆς πρώτης βουλῆς, οὐ τῶν ἀπὸ τοῦ στρατοπέδου, οὐ τῶν
τὰ κοινὰ διαχειριζομένων, ἀλλὰ πρῶτον μὲν ἡ περὶ ἐκεῖνον ξύμπασα φατρία καὶ ἕτεροί τινες οἷς ὁ δῆμος καταρᾶται. ἐπεὶ οὖν τὸ
πολὺ τοῦ δημοτικοῦ πλήθους συνείλεκτο, τὰ βοσκηματώδη τῷ ὄντι θρέμματα πρὸς τὸν μέγαν καὶ ποιμένα καὶ ἀρχιερέα, δυσχεραίνει
τὰ πρῶτα τὴν κάθοδον καὶ προσωπεῖον ὑποκρίσεως ἐνδιδύσκεται, εἶτα δὴ βραχύ τι
