Greek, Roman and Byzantine studies · 1967 · 78 citations · 0 references
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The Justinianic ‘mirror for princes’, the source of fragments attributed to Philo Judaeus and of passages in Barlaam , stresses the ruler’s need to imitate God and display philanthropia .