
The Late Roman World and Its Historian
Interpreting Ammianus Marcellinus
Routledge (Publisher)
Published on 15. August 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
978-1-138-00728-4 (ISBN)
Description
Ammianus Marcellinus, Greek by birth but writing in Latin c. AD 390, was the last great Roman historian. His writings are an indispensable basis for our knowledge of the late Roman world. This book represents a collection of papers analysing Ammianus's writings from a variety of perspective, including Ammianus as historian of, and participant in, Julian's Persian campaign, his identification with traditional religious attitudes and values in Rome and his view of the Persian Magi. The contributors engage especially with the concept of self-identification. They address the tension of Ammianus' dual role as both 'outside' external narrator and at the same time and 'insider' to the contemporary experiences and events which make up his surviving history.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Illustrations
30 s/w Tabellen
30 Tables, black and white
ISBN-13
978-1-138-00728-4 (9781138007284)
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Interpreting Ammianus Marcellinus
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Interpreting Ammianus Marcellinus
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Interpreting Ammianus Marcellinus
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Interpreting Ammianus Marcellinus
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