Roman army public speaking

[markhebb]

Dear Markhebb,
On Vetranio and the diadem, we've got Gibbon describing the gift at the hands of Constantia and its return from Vetranio to Constantius on Christmas Day 350, as well as Philostorgius, Cambridge Ancient and Medieval Histories. A Gibbon footnote does introduce the confusion over when and where Vetranio and Constantius first met, and then after the Big Speech from Constantius, a cowed Vetranio 'removed the diadem from his head' and capitulated. Gibbon explains that some primary sources say the two forces started in Naissus then ended up in Sardica, others that they just met in Sardica, (Zonaras, Jerome, Socrates, and Zozomen cited.)
Best wishes,

ahh...philostorgius was what I was looking for...cheers