CONTENTS

Preface
Abbreviations
Introduction
1. Life and Works
2. Philosophical Epistolography
3. Iamblichus's Correspondents
4. The Philosophy ofthe Letters
5. Characteristics of Style and Vocabulary
6. A Note on the Text
Text and Translation
Letter 1: To Agrippa, On Ruling
Letter 2: To Anatolius, On Justice
Letter 3: ToArete, On Self-Control
Letter 4: ToAsphalius, On Wisdom
Letter 5: ToDexippus, On Dialectic
Letter 6: To Dyscolius, On Ruling (?)
Letter 7: To Eustathius, On Music
Lefrer 8: To Macedonius, On Fate
Letter 9: To Macedonius, On Concord
Letter 10: To Olympius, On Courage
Letter 11: To Poemenius, On Fate (?)
Letter 12: To Sopater, On Fate
Lefrer 13: To Sopater, On Dialectic
Lefrer 14: To Sopater, On Bringing Up Children
Letter 15: To Sopater, On Ingratitude
Letter 16: To Sopater, On Virtue
Letter 17: To Sopater, On Self-Respect.
Letter 18: To Sopater, On Truth
Letter 19: To an Unknown Recipient, On Marriage
Letter 20: Toan Unknown Recipient, On Ruling (?)

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IAMBLICHUS: LETTERS

Testimonium 1: To an Unknown Recipient,

On the Descent of Souls (?)
Textimoniuml
Commentary
Lefrer 1: To Agrippa, OnRuling
Leffer 2: To Anatolius, On Justice
Letter 3: To Arete, On Self-Control
Leffer 4: To Asphalius, On Wisdom
Leffer 5: To Dexippus, On Dialectic
Leffer 6: To Dyscolius, On Ruling (?)
Leffer 7: To Eustathius, On Music
Letter 8: To Macedonius, On Fate
Letter 9: To Macedonius, On Concord
Letter 10: To Olympius, On Courage
Leffer 11: To Poemenius, On Fate (?)
Leffer 12: To Sopater, On Fate
Letter 13: To Sopater, On Dialectic
Leffer 14: To Sopater, On Bringing Up Children
Letter 15: To Sopater, On Ingratitude
Leffer 16: To Sopater, On Virtue
Letter 17: To Sopater, On Self-Respect
Letter 18: To Sopater, On Truth
Leffer 19: To an Unknown Recipient, On Marriage
Letter 20: To an Unknown Recipient, On Ruling (?)
Testimonium 1: To an Unknown Recipient,
On the Descent of Souls (?)
Textimoniuml
Bibliography
Index rerum
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