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History, Volume I

Books 14–19
By Ammianus Marcellinus
Series: Loeb Classical Library
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History, Volume I presents the vivid account of the later Roman Empire through the eyes of Ammianus Marcellinus, a soldier and historian. Detailing events from 96 to 378 CE, Ammianus offers an impartial and detailed narrative of military campaigns, economics, and social affairs. His broadminded perspective illuminates diverse cultures and early Christianity, providing insight into the complexities and causes behind the empire's decline.
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Ammianus (c. 325 c. 395 CE), a Greek from Antioch, served many years as an officer in the Roman army, then settled in Rome, where he wrote a Latin history of the Roman Empire. The portion that survives covers twenty-five years in the historian s own lifetime: the reigns of Constantius, Julian, Jovian, Valentinian I, and Valens.

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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 broad-minded 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.

Series: Loeb Classical Library

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780674993310

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 01 January 1950

Country: United States

Imprint: Harvard University Press

Illustration: 2 maps, indexes

Contributors:

  • Translated by J. C. Rolfe
  • Translated by J. C. Rolfe
  • Translated by John Carew Rolfe

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 25.0mm

Width: 108.0mm

Height: 162.0mm

Weight: 454g

Pages: 640

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Ammianus Marcellinus Arts & Culture Biography & Memoir Non-Fiction Series: Loeb Classical Library

About the Author

John Carew Rolfe (1859–1943) taught at Cornell, Harvard, and the Universities of Michigan and Pennsylvania.

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