Philological and historical commentary on Ammianus Marcellinus XXVII /

Philological and historical commentary on Ammianus Marcellinus XXVII /

Book 27 deals with events between 365 and 370. Military operations in the western and eastern half of the Empire take up a large part of the available space. Apart from military matters Ammianus deals with internal affairs. He discusses the terms of office of four Roman urban prefects and paints a p...

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Other Authors: Boeft, J. den.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009.

Series: Philological and Historical Commentary on Ammianus Marcellinus 8.
Classical Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2010, ISBN: 9789004222816.

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Ammianus Marcellinus. > Rerum gestarum libri. > Liber 27.
Ammianus Marcellinus. > Rerum gestarum libri. > Liber 27 > Criticism, Textual.
Valentinian > I, > Emperor of Rome, > 321-375.
Valens, > Emperor of the East, > ca. 328-378.
Emperors > Rome > Biography > History and criticism.
Rome > History > Historiography. > Empire, 284-476.

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Call Number: DG206.A4 P48 2009

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Summary:Book 27 deals with events between 365 and 370. Military operations in the western and eastern half of the Empire take up a large part of the available space. Apart from military matters Ammianus deals with internal affairs. He discusses the terms of office of four Roman urban prefects and paints a picture of Petronius Probus, the mightiest civil official of the period. The most striking part of the book contains a portrait of the emperor Valentinian. This passage forms the centre of the book, which therefore has the structure of a triptych: of the two outer parts each contains military affairs in the West and the East and reports on some notable non-military events, whilst in the central panel Valentinian takes pride of place.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. [295]-315) and indexes.
ISBN:9789004188389
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