Oration "Audivi" of Enea Silvio Piccolomini (16 November 1436, Basel). Edited and translated by Michael v. Cotta-Schönberg. Final edition, 16th version. (Orations of Enea Silvio Piccolomini / Pope Pius II; 1)

Michael Cotta-Schønberg (1)

1 RSLIS - Royal School of Library and Information Science

On 18 October 1436, Enea Silvio Piccolomini delivered the oration Audivi/Magnae saepe res to the Fathers of the Council of Basel, concerning the venue for the Reunion Council between the Latin Church and the Greek Church. He argued for the City of Pavia in the territory of the Duke of Milan. The oration reflected the tensions between conciliarism and the papacy, between the European countries, and between the Italian powers including the Papal State. Piccolomini used the occasion to demonstrate his rhetorical skills and humanist learning to the council fathers. In addition to the main subject, the oration touches upon issues that are also of interest in other contexts, e.g. the humanist debate on the origins of the Turks.

Keywords: King Charles VII; Italian humanism; The Renaissance; Pavia; France; Pope Eugenius IV; Milan; The Council of Basle; Conciliarism; The Papal States; The Papacy; Genoa; Venice; The Council of Basel; origin of the Turks; Duke Filippo Maria Visconti; Duke Philip Mary Visconti; Pope Eugene IV; Æneas Silvius Piccolomini; Pope Pius II; Aeneas Sylvius Piccolomini; Enea Silvio Piccolomini; Renaissance orations; Renaissance oratory; Renaissance rhetorics; 1436; 15th century; Simon Charles; Milano; Papa Eugenio V; Papa Pio II

Domains: History, Philosophy and Sociology of Sciences

Michael Cotta-Schønberg. Oration "Audivi" of Enea Silvio Piccolomini (16 November 1436, Basel). Edited and translated by Michael v. Cotta-Schönberg. Final edition, 16th version. (Orations of Enea Silvio Piccolomini / Pope Pius II; 1). 2019. ⟨hprints-00683151v1⟩