Author: Austin Morris HarmonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Latin language
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
The Clausula in Ammianus Marcellinus
Author: Austin Morris HarmonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Latin language
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
Ammianus Marcellinus and the Representation of Historical Reality
Author: Timothy David BarnesPublisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 9780801435263
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
This is the first book on Ammianus to place equal emphasis on the literary and historical aspects of his writing. Barnes assesses Ammianus' depiction of historical reality by simultaneously investigating both the historical accuracy and the literary qualities of the Res Gestae. He examines its structure and arrangement, emphasizes its Greek, pagan, and polemical features, and points out the extent to which Ammianus drew on his imagination in shaping the narrative.
Philological and historical commentary on Ammianus Marcellinus
Author: J. Den BoeftPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004163468
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 387
Book Description
Continuing the series of philological and historical commentaries on Ammianus' "Res Gestae" this volume deals with Book 26, in which the beginning of the reign of Valentinian and Valens is described and the rise and fall of the usurper Procopius.
Ammianus Marcellinus
Author: Fred C. JenkinsPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004335382
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 683
Book Description
In Ammianus Marcellinus: An Annotated Bibliography, 1474 to the Present, Fred W. Jenkins surveys scholarship on Ammianus from the editio princeps to the present. Included are bibliographies, editions, translations, commentaries, concordances and indexes, Web sites, and secondary scholarship in many languages.
Philological and Historical Commentary on Ammianus Marcellinus XXXI
Author: Jan den BoeftPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004353828
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
This is the final volume in the series of commentaries on Ammianus' Res Gestae. The last book of Ammianus Marcellinus’ Res Gestae is the most important source for a momentous event in European history: the invasion of the Goths across the Danube border into the Roman Empire and the ensuing battle of Adrianople (378 CE), in which a Roman army was annihilated and the emperor Valens lost his life. Many contemporaries were of the opinion that this defeat heralded the decline of the Empire. Ammianus is sharply critical of the way Valens and his generals handled the military situation, but holds on to his belief in the permanence of Roma Aeterna, reminding his readers of earlier crises from which the Empire had recovered and pointing to the incompetence of the barbarians in siege craft.
Philological and Historical Commentary on Ammianus Marcellinus XXIX
Author: Jan den BoeftPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004267875
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 323
Book Description
Book 29 opens with the judicial terror in Antioch following the discovery of a plot against the emperor in the East, Valens, who played an active role in hunting down and executing the culprits. The account of these internal troubles is balanced by two long chapters at the end of the book dealing with warfare in Africa and Central Europe. The general Theodosius mercilessly crushed the revolt of the Moorish prince Firmus, while the emperor in the West, Valentinian, had to deal with violent invasions of the Quadi and the Sarmatians. The two central chapters are devoted to different aspects of Valentinian’s character, his cruelty on the one hand, his diligence in reinforcing the border defenses on the other.
Philological and Historical Commentary on Ammianus Marcellinus XXVIII
Author: Jan den BoeftPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004224025
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
In Book 28 Ammianus describes the military activity of Valentinian on the Rhine. The historian speaks with admiration about his efforts to strengthen the northwestern border of the empire. He shows a similar esteem for the general Theodosius, who re-established order in Britain. However, in the greater part of Book 28 there is an air of gloom. Ammianus writes reluctantly about the judicial terror inflicted on the Roman aristocracy by powerful magistrates. In his digression about Roman manners he speaks with contempt about the senatorial elite and the Roman plebs, because they fail to live up to the standards of their ancestors. The final chapter illustrates the disastrous effects of the mismanagement of the province of Tripolis by corrupt officials.
Philological and Historical Commentary on Ammianus Marcellinus XXVIII
Author: Jan Willem DrijversPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004215999
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
Continuing the series of philological and historical commentaries on Ammianus' Res Gestae this volume deals with Book 28, which is devoted primarily to the deplorable events in Rome during the reign of Valentinian and his defense of the Rhine frontier.
Ammianus Marcellinus
Author: Gavin KellyPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521842999
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Examines the work of Ammianus Marcellinus, who has often been underestimated as a writer while lauded as an historian. This book portrays him as a subtler writer and more manipulative and partial historian, using allusion to the classical past to insinuate different meanings.
Ammianus Marcellinus From Soldier to Author
Author: Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004525351
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
Ammianus Marcellinus was a soldier and an author. This book explores how his experience of 4th-century military life affected his writing of history and conversely how his knowledge of literature influenced his writing about the Roman army.