Ammianus marcellinus, the writer ammianus marcellinus was a wellread intellectual, who knew his roman and greek masters cicero, thucidydes et al. The philological and historical commentary to ammianus marcellinus res. This loeb volume covers books 20 26 in ammianus marcellinus history. The meaning of this was that the persian king, having crossed the rivers anzaba and tigris, at the prompting of. Books by ammianus marcellinus author of the later roman. The philological and historical commentary to ammianus marcellinus res gestae is the standard and the only complete commentary on res gestae. Philological and historical commentary on ammianus marcellinus xx. Ammianuss history, rerum gestarum libri the chronicles of events, consisted of 31 books, of which only the last 18, covering the years. The roman history of ammianus marcellinus by ammianus. Crossreferences to the lost books of ammianus marcellinus jstor. Ammianus marcellinus, the roman history of ammianus marcellinus during the reigns of the emperors constantius, julian, jovianus, valentinian, and valens, trans. Ammianus marcellinus, rerum gestarum, book xxxi, chapter 12.
Full text of ammianus marcellinus, with an english. Ammianus marcellinus, rerum gestarum, book xvii, chapter. Constantius and gallus book xv book xvi book xvii book xviii book xix book xx book xxi book xxii book xxiii book xxiv book xxv book xxvi book xxvii book xxviii book xxix book xxx book xxxi the anonymus valesianus, first part. Their collaborative work has received much praise in the international scholarly world. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. In the table of contents below, those books that have been completed and fully. After retiring from a successful military career, he wrote a history of the. He subsequently settled in rome, where he wrote in latin a history of the roman empire in the period 96378. But while the affairs in gaul were in a better state. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Ammianus was born of a noble greek family and served in the army of constantius ii in gaul and persia under the general ursicinus, who was dismissed after he allowed the persians to. During these first steps towards the rehabilitation of gaul, and while orutus was still conducting his second prefecture, an obelisk was set up at. Coded polemic in ammianus book 31 and the date and place of. Ammianus marcellinus has 65 books on goodreads with 4002 ratings.
While the date of his death is unknown, he lived very near to the end of the 4th century ad. Philological and historical commentary on ammianus marcellinus. Philological and historical commentary on ammianus. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Ammianus marcellinus, last major roman historian, whose work continued the history of the later roman empire to 378. The res gestae of ammianus marcellinus poses numerous structural puzzles for the historian, among them the anomalous final book, numbered 31 in the manuscript tradition. Structure and chronology in ammianus, book 14 jstor. Full text of ammianus marcellinus, with an english translation by john c. With the publication of the philological and historical commentary on ammianus marcellinus volume xxxi, this series has been completed. At this time also the saracens, a race whom it is never desirable to have either for friends or enemies, ranging up and down the country, if ever they found anything, plundered it in a moment, like rapacious hawks who, if from on high they behold any prey, carry it off with a rapid swoop, or, if they fail in. Apr 16, 2012 roman history by ammianus marcellinus book xxviii. These events took place in the different parts of the world in one and the same year. Ammianus marcellinus was a roman soldier and historian who wrote the penultimate major. Forward, most fortunate of all caesars, whither your lucky star guides you.
He was born between 325330 ad most likely at antioch. Ammianus s history, rerum gestarum libri the chronicles of events, consisted of 31 books, of which only the last 18, covering the years 353378, survive. Roman history, volume i, books 1419 loeb classical library no. By order of constantius augustus an obelisk is set up at rome in the circus maximus. The roman history of ammianus marcellinus by ammianus marcellinus. Praemittitur notitia literaria accedunt indices studiis societatis bipontinae by. Ammianus marcellinus article about ammianus marcellinus by. Coded polemic in ammianus book 31 and the date and place. History books 1419, vol 1 loeb classical library revised edition by ammianus marcellinus, john c. T he accepted chronology of the first extant book of ammianus. The project gutenberg ebook of the roman history of ammianus marcellinus, by ammianus marcellinus this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.
Rolfes complete translation of the surviving books of the res gestae of ammianus marcellinus, originally published in 193540 as three volumes of the bilingual loeb classical library. Ammianus article about ammianus by the free dictionary. During these first steps towards the rehabilitation of gaul, and while orutus was still conducting his second prefecture, an obelisk was set up at rome in the circus maximus. Strasbourg ended book 16, which would have been exactly in the middle of the original thirtyone books of the. His work, known as the res gestae, chronicled in latin the history of rome from the accession of the emperor nerva in 96 to the death of valens at the battle of adrianople in 378, although only the sections. But in gaul, now that affairs were in a better condition and the brothers eusebius and hypatius had been honoured with the high title of consul, julian, famed for his series of successes and in winter quarters at paris, laid aside for a time the cares of war and with no less regard made many arrangements leading to the.
He had perspicuous insights into military tactics and world population movements the huns chasing the goths into the roman empire. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the later roman empire. The first thirteen of his thirtyone books are lost. Born of genteel extraction in a greekspeaking part of the empire, ammianus served in the army in campaigns ranging form gaul to persia before settling in rome and beginning his literary carreer.
Coded polemic in ammianus book 3 1 and the date and place of its composition michael kuliko w ski abstract the res gestae of ammianus marcellinus poses numerous structural puzzles for the historian, among them the anomalous final book, numbered 31 in the manuscript tradition. Yonge the text of this work needs to be migrated to index. The entire set is now available in print, containing 18 commentary volumes. Constantius and gallus book xv book xvi book xvii book xviii book xix book xx book xxi. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Though displaying many of the features characteristic of ammianus daunting linguistic variation, brilliant. The portion that survives covers twentyfive years in the historians own lifetime. Commentary on ammianus marcellinus book 21 groningen 1991. Such are the events of one and the same year in various parts of the world. Drijvers have steadily worked on the commentaries to the remaining books 20 31 of ammianus marcellinus res gestae. It is of great importance to scholars in roman history, latin philology, military history and historiography in general.
Ammianus marcellinus was the last great roman historian, continuing the histories of tacitus from ad 96 down to his own day. Studien zum geschichtsdenken im vierten jahrhundert n. But as at the time of the scarcity ten bushels had been sold to those who were in want for a piece of gold. The lineage of the emperor constantine the anonymus valesianus, latter part. The first books were already unavailable to scholars in the 6th century. So, since, the whole army, from the highest to the lowest, agreed that then was the suitable time to fight, and did not in the lest abate their inflexiblity of spirit, one of the standard bearers suddenly cried.
Both the latin and english pages are clear and easy to read. His history, which he divided into thirtyone books of which the first thirteen are lost. Ammianus marcellinus, rerum gestarum, book xxiii, chapter 6. Constantius augustus compels the limigantes, former slaves of the sarmatians, after inflicting great bloodshed upon them, to leave their abodes. Apr 22, 2009 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Roman historybook xxviii wikisource, the free online library. Ammianus and the great tsunami the journal of roman. From that source we learn that he was a native of antioch, and a soldier. Ammianus marcellinus, with an english translation by john c. If youre curious why this text reading does not begin earlier see ep. Walter hamilton translated platos symposium, the gorgias, phaedrus and letters vii and viii for penguin classics. Ammianus marcellinus s most popular book is the later roman empire a.
The battle of adrianople 9 august 378, sometimes known as the battle of hadrianopolis, was fought between an eastern roman army led by the eastern roman emperor valens and gothic rebels largely thervings as well as greutungs, nongothic alans, and various local rebels led by fritigern. Ammianus marcellinus, rerum gestarum, book xviii, chapter 1. Roman history by ammianus marcellinus, translated by c. A wikipedia article about this author is available ammianus marcellinus.
Ammianus marcellinus, rerum gestarum, book xviii, chapter 6. The later roman empire chronicles a period of twentyfive years during marcellinus own lifetime, covering the reigns of constantius, julian, jovian, valentinian i, and valens, and providing eyewitness accounts of significant military events including the battle of strasbourg and. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. The only explicit indication in the text of ammianus marcellinus as to the historians origin comes in the famous epilogue to the res gestae, that he had written as once a soldier, and a greek ut miles quondam et graecus. This episode kicks off the beginning of the text reading from ammianus marcellinus, specifically book 14 sections 15. At about that same time sabinianus, puffed up by his suddenly acquired power, entered the confines of cilicia and handed his predecessor the emperors letter, which directed him to make all haste to the court, to be invested with a higher rank. Julian crosses the rhine and plunders and burns the towns of the allemanni, repairs the fortress of trajan, and grants the barbarians a truce for ten months. The roman history of ammianus marcellinus during the reigns of the emperors constantius, julian, jovianus, valentinian, and valens mar 30, 2011. The nature of the lost books of the res gestae of ammianus mar cellinus is one of. Of ammianus marcellinus, the writer of the following history, we know very little more than what can be collected from that portion of it which remains to us. Rolfes translation is fine, and you can always look over on the latin side and translate the word yourself. An original article from history today magazine, 1975. The later roman empire chronicles a period of twentyfive years during marcellinus own lifetime, covering the reigns of constantius, julian, jovian, valentinian i, and valens, and providing eyewitness accounts of significant military events including the battle of. Ammianus marcellinus was the last great roman historian, and his writings rank alongside those of livy and tacitus.
Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. After retiring from a successful military career, he wrote a history of the roman empire as a sequel to that of tacitus, his model. Valens and the battle of adrianople hadrianopolis by n. The later roman empire chronicles a period of twentyfive years during marcellinus own lifetime, covering the reigns of constantius, julian, jovian, valentinian i, and valens, and providing eyewitness accounts of significant. The digital loeb classical library extends the founding mission of james loeb with an interconnected, fully searchable, perpetually growing virtual library of all that is important in greek and latin literature. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.