The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus (Classic Reprint): During the Reigns of the Emperors Constantius, Julian, Jovianus, Valentinian, and Valens: ... Valentinian, and Valens (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Marcellinus, Ammianus

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ISBN 10: 1451002033 ISBN 13: 9781451002034

Verlag: Forgotten Books, 2018

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Ammianus Marcellinus is one of the most important historians of Antiquity. While little is known of Marcellinus' life other than what can be gleaned from his writings, he is thought to have been born in the early 320s and lived until at least 391.

Marcellinus documented the history of Rome from the year 96 until 378, however the writings covering the period until 353 have since been destroyed. This book begins with Book XIV, which is the first book of Marcellinus' that still exists today. Modern scholars have deemed Marcellinus' work to be a relatively accurate account, and it remains one of the most important sources of history from this time period. Marcellinus writes in a surprisingly concise style, and it is clear that he intended his work to be digested by a large audience. This collection contains eighteen of Marcellinus's books, and is concluded with a detailed index.

At more than six hundred pages, this is no light history. Marcellinus work is a gold mine of information, and has informed the work of countless historians throughout history. While the author is never able to truly mask his rhetoric, his accounts are even-handed, and will likely continue to serve as valuable sources of information for years to come.

Readers interested in the history of Rome owe it to themselves to read The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus. As one of the only surviving history texts from the period of Antiquity, there are few historical resources as valuable as this one. Marcellinus's work is an absolute must read for any serious student or scholar of history.

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A nnnianus Marcellinus, the -writer of the following History, we know very little more than what can be collected from that portion of it which remains to us. From that source we learn that he was a native of A ntioch, and a soldier; being one of the prefectures domestici the bodyguard of the emperor, into which none but men of noble birth were admitted. He was on the staff of Ursicinus, whom he attended in several of his expeditions; and he bore a share in the campaigns which Julian made against the Persians. After that time he never mentions himself, and we are ignorant when he quitted the service and retired to Home, in which city he composed his History. We know not when he was born, or when he died, except that from one or two incidental passages in his work it is plain that he lived nearly to the end of the fourth century: and it is even uncertain whether he was a Christian or a Pagan; though the general belief is, that he adhered to the religion of the ancient Eomans, without, however, permitting it to lead him even to speak disrespectfully of Christians or Christianity. His History, which he divided into thirty-one books (of which the first thirteen are lost, while the text of those which remain is in some places imperfect), began with the accession of Nerva,
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• Verlag: Forgotten Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1451002033
• ISBN 13: 9781451002034
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 695