Ammianus Marcellinus: Roman History, Volume II, Books 20-26 (Loeb Classical Library No. 315)

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Title

Ammianus Marcellinus: Roman History, Volume II, Books 20-26 (Loeb Classical Library No. 315)

Author

Ammianus Marcellinus (Author), J. C. Rolfe (Translator)

Format/Binding

Hardcover

Book Condition

New As New

Jacket Condition

As New

Quantity Available

1

ISBN 10

0674993489

ISBN 13

9780674993488

Publisher

Harvard University Press (January 1, 1940)

Place of Publication

Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.s.a.

This edition first published

September 30, 2006

Size

4.2 x 1.4 x 6.4 inches

Synopsis

Ammianus Marcellinus, ca. 325–ca. 395 CE, a Greek of Antioch, joined the army when still young and served under the governor Ursicinus and the emperor of the East Constantius II, and later under the emperor Julian, whom he admired and accompanied against the Alamanni and the Persians. He subsequently settled in Rome, where he wrote in Latin a history of the Roman empire in the period 96–378 CE, entitled Rerum Gestarum Libri XXXI. Of these 31 books only 14–31 (353–378 CE) survive, a remarkably accurate and impartial record of his own times. Soldier though he was, he includes economic and social affairs. He was broadminded towards non-Romans and towards Christianity. We get from him clear indications of causes of the fall of the Roman empire. His style indicates that his prose was intended for recitation. The Loeb Classical Library edition of Ammianus Marcellinus is in three volumes.

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