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
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 anything more terrible, needed not many words, but shuddering at once, he both changed his habit and went away to the tyrant, having despaired of all his hopes. And here he imitates only the august Caesar or that Marcus who philosophized in his reign or, before all and instead of all, our greatest emperor, if only he had known him. And with some of his bodyguards he meets this one who had changed his power and embraces him with pleasure; and he hands him an ivory staff and promises that it would be gentler for him, when he should take hold of the scepters cleanly. The impious Julian had done something like this to the great Constantius. For having labored with apostasy and rebellion against him and having approached tyrannically, when he came to the city and the emperor had died, he honors this one with a splendid funeral and, with whom he fought while living, he makes a truce when he is dead; and having taken off the diadem from his head, he walked before the bier. And having addressed and spoken to this one the things of the moment, he goes up again to the acropolis. For having attacked two and very easily subdued the one, he proceeded against the remaining one. But when he knew the scales of providence were inclined toward that one with all their weight, with all absolutely calling out for that one with all their voices and being displeased with every other name and sound—for every attempt of theirs came to this—when he repelled the whole of the attack, he did not, as they say, back water, but turned toward him, and he makes the necessity of the matter an ambition of his judgment, and gives himself to his supporters and then thought it right to cooperate with God. And he prepares the chamber and calms the spirits and, just like Xerxes, he sends a letter to the Hellespont, so that having become smooth-waved it might gently escort the emperor. That, therefore, he is convicted of having tyrannized from the start, as you know, I need not say. But if someone should choose to doubt the argument, against that one, if you wish, I will first shadow-box the opposition. But first, if you wish, let us define tolerably what sacrilege is and what tyranny is. Then I will ask you, if this man has not become the father of charges, into which he has precisely cast himself, having at once plotted against emperors and tyrannized. Sacrilege, therefore, as the name itself shows, is a wicked and audacious intention that has plotted against imperial piety, while tyranny is a self-appointed kingship and a disregard for established laws. Therefore, did this man consider and plot the conspiracy against the emperors, or did he to the consideration also add the deed itself? Did he not first make a pact with the conspirators and bringing give himself over to the band of robbers, then again fan the flames of war against piety and, as far as was in his power, become the murderer of the emperor? Did he not send those who would destroy him? Did he not pull him down from the throne? Did he not take away the scepters? Did he not demote him from his rank? Is there anything left of all that is known to constitute sacrilege? Indeed, the cup is even overflowing. For if we immediately charge with sacrilege and place under the category of the crime one who has simply plotted against the emperor or otherwise acted insolently against him, where in the argument shall we place the one who has both considered and brought about the end of his consideration, or of what name or crime shall we deem him worthy? I for my part do not know what one should call the matter or what punishment to bring; nor have I been able to find up to this point any of the civil or ecclesiastical laws defining concerning a patriarch, if he should wish to rage against the emperor. The matter so exceeds all bounds, and the lawgiver, having found every height of evil, did not think that this alone needed to be enacted for all time. But it was necessary that what was once dared on high and the angelic
ἀποκτενοῦντας τὸν αὐτοκράτορα, εἰ μή γε ταχὺ καταβαίη καὶ αὐτῷ τὴν κεφαλὴν ὑποκλίνοι, ὁ δὲ τὴν τυραννικὴν δείσας ὠμότητα καὶ
καταπτήξας μή τι πάθῃ δεινότερον, οὐ πολλῶν ἐδεήθη λόγων, ἀλλ' αὐτόθεν ὑποφρίξας τό τε σχῆμα μετέθετο καὶ πρὸς τὸν τύραννον
ἄπεισι, τὰς ὅλας ἐλπίδας ἀπεγνωκώς. ὁ δὲ μιμεῖται μόνον ἐνταῦθα τὸν σεβαστὸν καίσαρα ἢ Μάρκον ἐκεῖνον τὸν ἐν βασιλείᾳ φιλοσοφήσαντα
ἢ πρὸ πάντων καὶ ἀντὶ πάντων τὸν μέγιστον ἡμῶν αὐτοκράτορα, εἰ καὶ μόνον ἐγνώκει. καὶ μετ' ἐνίων τῶν δορυφόρων ὑπαντᾷ τούτῳ
μεταθεμένῳ τὸ κράτος καὶ περιφὺς ἡδέως ἀσπάζεται· καὶ βακτηρίαν αὐτῷ ἐγχειρίζει ἐλεφαντίνην καί, ὡς πραότερον αὐτῷ ἔσοιτο,
ἐπαγγέλλεται, ἐπειδὰν τῶν σκήπτρων καθαρῶς ἐπιλάβοιτο. τοιοῦτόν τι καὶ ὁ ἀσεβήσας Ἰουλιανὸς Κωνσταντίῳ ἐπεποιήκει τῷ πάνυ.
ἀποστασίαν γὰρ κατ' αὐτοῦ ὠδίνας καὶ ἐπανάστασιν καὶ τυραννικῶς προσεληλυθώς, ἐπειδὴ πρὸς τῇ πόλει ἐγένετο καὶ ὁ βασιλεὺς
ἐτεθνήκει, λαμπρᾷ τοῦτον τιμᾷ ἐκφορᾷ καί, ᾧ ζῶντι ἐμάχετο, σπένδεται τεθνηκότι· καὶ τὴν ταινίαν τῆς κεφαλῆς ἀποθέμενος πρὸ
τῆς κλίνης ἐβάδισε. Καὶ τούτῳ μὲν τὰ τοῦ καιροῦ προσαγορεύσας τε καὶ προσφωνήσας ἐπὶ τὴν ἀκρόπολιν αὖθις ἐπάνεισι. δυσὶ γὰρ
προσβαλὼν καὶ ῥᾷστα τὸν ἔτερον χειρωσάμενος ἐπὶ τὸν λειπόμενον ἐπεπόρευτο. ὡς δ' ἔγνω τὰ τῆς προνοίας ζυγὰ ὅλαις ῥοπαῖς πρὸς
ἐκεῖνον ἐπικλινῆ πάντων ἁπαξαπλῶς πάσαις ἐκεῖνον ἀνακαλουμένων φωναῖς καὶ πρὸς πᾶν ἄλλο δυσχεραινόντων ὄνομά τε καὶ ἄκουσμα-πᾶσα
γὰρ αὐτῶν πρὸς τοῦτο πεῖρα καθίκετο-ὡς δὲ τὸ πᾶν τῆς προσβολῆς ἀπεκρούσατο, οὐχ, ὅ φασι, πρύμναν ἐκρούσατο, ἀλλὰ πρὸς ἐκεῖνον
ἐτράπετο, καὶ τὴν ἀνάγκην τοῦ πράγματος γνώμης ποιεῖται φιλοτιμίαν, καὶ τοῖς σπουδασταῖς ἑαυτὸν δίδωσι καὶ συμπράττειν τηνικαῦτα
ἠξίου θεῷ. καὶ τὸν θάλαμον ἑτοιμάζει καὶ κατακοιμίζει τὰ πνεύματα καί, ὥσπερ ὁ Ξέρξης, ἐπιστέλλει τῷ Ἑλλησπόντῳ, ἵνα λειοκυμονήσας
πράως πομποστολήσῃ τὸν αὐτοκράτορα. ὅτι μὲν οὖν αὐτόθεν τυραννήσας ἐλήλεγκται, ὡς εἰδότων ὑμῶν, οὐδὲν δέομαι λέγειν. εἰ δέ
τις ἀμφιβάλλειν τῷ λόγῳ ἕλοιτο, πρὸς ἐκεῖνον, εἰ βούλεσθε, προλαβὼν σκιαμαχήσω τὴν ἐναντίωσιν. πρῶτα δέ, εἰ βούλεσθε, τί ποτέ
ἐστι καθοσίωσις καὶ τί ποτε τυραννίς, ἀνεκτῶς ὁρισώμεθα. ἔπειτα ἐρήσομαι ὑμᾶς, εἴ γε μὴ πατὴρ οὗτος καθεστήκοι αἰτιῶν, αἷς
ἑαυτὸν ἐμβεβλήκει ἀκριβῶς κατὰ βασιλέων ὁμοῦ μελετήσας καὶ τυραννήσας. Ἔστι τοίνυν καθοσίωσις, ὡς αὐτὸ τοὔνομα δηλοῖ, γνώμη
πονηρὰ καὶ θρασεῖα κατὰ βασιλικῆς μελετήσασα ὁσιότητος, τυραννὶς δὲ αὐτοχειροτόνητος βασιλεία καὶ τῶν καθεστηκότων νόμων ὀλιγωρία.
πότερον οὖν τὴν κατὰ βασιλέων ἐπιβουλὴν διεσκέψατο οὗτος καὶ ἐμελέτησεν ἢ πρὸς τῇ σκέψει καὶ αὐτὸ τὸ ἔργον προσέθηκεν; οὐ
πρότερον μὲν τοῖς συνωμόταις ἐσπείσατο καὶ τῷ λῃστηρίῳ φέρων ἐπέδωκεν ἑαυτόν, εἶτ' αὖθις τὸν κατὰ τῆς ὁσιότητος πόλεμον ἀνερρίπισε
καὶ ἐφ' ὅσον ἐφ' ἑαυτῷ αὐτόχειρ βασιλέως ἐγένετο; οὐ τοὺς διαχρησομένους ἔπεμψεν; οὐ καθεῖλε τοῦ θρόνου; οὐ τὰ σκῆπτρα ἀφείλετο;
οὐ τοῦ ἀξιώματος κατεβίβασεν; ἆρα λείπεταί τι τῶν ὅσα πληροῦν οἶδε τὴν καθοσίωσιν; ἦ καὶ ὑπερχειλὴς ὁ κρατήρ. εἰ γὰρ τὸν ἁπλῶς
μελετήσαντα βασιλέως ἐπιβουλὴν ἢ ἄλλως κατ' αὐτοῦ θρασυνάμενον καθοσιοῦμεν εὐθὺς καὶ ὑπὸ τὸ εἶδος τιθέαμεν τοῦ ἐγκλήματος,
τὸν ὁμοῦ καὶ διασκεψάμενον καὶ τὸ τέλος ἐπαγαγόντα τῆς διασκέψεως ποῦ λόγου θήσομεν ἢ τίνος ὀνόματος ἢ ἐγκλήματος ἀξιώσομεν;
ἐγὼ μὲν οὐκ οἶδ' ὅ τι χρὴ τὸ πρᾶγμα καλέσαι ἢ τίνα τὴν τιμωρίαν ἐπαγαγεῖν· οὐδέ τινα τῶν πολιτικῶν νόμων ἢ ἱερατικῶν εὑρεῖν
ἄχρι τούτου δεδύνημαι περὶ πατριάρχου διοριζόμενον, εἰ μανῆναι κατὰ βασιλέως βουλήσεται. τοσοῦτον ὑπερβάλλει τὸ πρᾶγμα καὶ
ὁ νομοθέτης ἄπαν κακίας εὑρηκὼς ὕψωμα τοῦτο μόνον οὐκ ᾠήθη δεῖν τὸν ἅπαντα χρόνον πραχθήσεσθαι. ἀλλ' ἔδει τὸ ἅπαξ ἄνω τετολμημένον
καὶ τὴν ἀγγελικὴν
