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Published 1986
The later Roman Empire (A.D. 354-378) /

: Translation of: Rerum gestarum libri. : 506 p. ; 20 cm. : 9780140444063

Published 2014
Law and legal practice in Egypt from Alexander to the Arab conquest : a selection of papyrological sources in translation, with introductions and commentary /

: OCLC 864787940 : xxvii, 598 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. : Includes bibliographical references (pages 562-598). : 9780521874526

Tacitus on Britain and Germany : A new translation of the "Agricola" and the "Germania" /

: 175 pages : maps ; 24 cm.

Published 2018
Philological and historical commentary on Ammianus Marcellinus.

: 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.
: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed January 3, 2018). : 1 online resource (362 pages) : Includes bibliographical references and indexes. : 9789004353824 : Available to subscribing member institutions only.