AMMIANUS MARCELLINUS II Books 20-26

Ammianus Marcellinus; J. C. Rolfe

ISBN 10: 0674993489 / ISBN 13: 9780674993488

Editore: Harvard University Press & William Heinemann, 1986

Light foxing to textblock. Dustjacket is protected in mylar. ; Loeb Classical Library No. 315; Vol. 2; 704 pages. Codice articolo 44754

Riassunto:

Ammianus Marcellinus, ca. 325ca. 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 96378 CE, entitled Rerum Gestarum Libri XXXI. Of these 31 books only 1431 (353378 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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Titolo: AMMIANUS MARCELLINUS II Books 20-26
Casa editrice: Harvard University Press & William Heinemann
Data di pubblicazione: 1986
Legatura: Hardcover
Condizione: Very Good
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