Ammianus Marcellinus from soldier to author:
"Ammianus Marcellinus composed a history of the Roman empire from 96 AD to 378 AD, focusing on the mid-fourth century during which he served in the army. His experience as a soldier during this period provides crucial realia of warfare, while his knowledge of literature, especially the genre of...
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| Summary: | "Ammianus Marcellinus composed a history of the Roman empire from 96 AD to 378 AD, focusing on the mid-fourth century during which he served in the army. His experience as a soldier during this period provides crucial realia of warfare, while his knowledge of literature, especially the genre of historiography, enabled him to imbue his narrative with literary flair. This book explores the tension between Ammianus' roles as soldier and author, examining how his military experience affected his history, and conversely how his knowledge of literature affected his descriptions of the Roman army"-- |
| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | XII, 420 Seiten |
| ISBN: | 9789004525290 |
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Contents Historiography ofRome and Its Empire Series Preface vin Notes on Contributors ix vi i Introduction i Michael Hanaghan and David Woods PART 1 Ammianus’ Text i Why We Need a New Edition of Ammianus Marcellinus Gavin Kelly 19 PART 2 Ammianus’Military Experience 2 Ammianus and the dignitas protectoris Maxime Emion 3 Simplicitets militaris·. Ammianus Marcellinus and sermo castrensis Philip Rance 4 Ammianus’ Identification of Named Legions and Its Literary Significance 140 Conor Whately 5 Religionlbusfirmis iuramenta constrictal Ammianus and the sacramentum militiae 170 Michael Wuk 6 61 Ammianus on Mallobaudes and Magnus Maximus: A Response to Theodosian Discourse? 204 Jeroen WP. Wijnendaele 83
VI CONTENTS PART З Ammianus’Literary Aims and Models 7 The Face of Convention: Battle and Siege Description in Ammianus Marcellinus 231 J.E. Lendon 8 The Literary Function of Ammianus' Criticisms of Military luxuria Alvaro Sánchez-Ostiz 9 Coturni terribillsfabula (Amm. Marc. 28.6.29): The Goddess ofJustice and the Death of Theodosius the Elder 287 Sigrid Mratschek 10 Ilie utfax uel incensus malleolus·. Ammianus and His Swift Narration of Julian’s Balkan Itinerary in 361C E 325 Moysés Marcos u The Depiction of the Common Soldier (miles') in Ammianus and Tacitus and the Intertextual Background of the Res gestae 357 Agnese Bargagna 12 Xenophon and Ammianus: Two Soldier-Historians and Their Persian Expeditions 377 Guy Williams Index of Names 403 Index of Ancient Sources 409 262 |
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Contents Historiography ofRome and Its Empire Series Preface vin Notes on Contributors ix vi i Introduction i Michael Hanaghan and David Woods PART 1 Ammianus’ Text i Why We Need a New Edition of Ammianus Marcellinus Gavin Kelly 19 PART 2 Ammianus’Military Experience 2 Ammianus and the dignitas protectoris Maxime Emion 3 Simplicitets militaris·. Ammianus Marcellinus and sermo castrensis Philip Rance 4 Ammianus’ Identification of Named Legions and Its Literary Significance 140 Conor Whately 5 Religionlbusfirmis iuramenta constrictal Ammianus and the sacramentum militiae 170 Michael Wuk 6 61 Ammianus on Mallobaudes and Magnus Maximus: A Response to Theodosian Discourse? 204 Jeroen WP. Wijnendaele 83
VI CONTENTS PART З Ammianus’Literary Aims and Models 7 The Face of Convention: Battle and Siege Description in Ammianus Marcellinus 231 J.E. Lendon 8 The Literary Function of Ammianus' Criticisms of Military luxuria Alvaro Sánchez-Ostiz 9 Coturni terribillsfabula (Amm. Marc. 28.6.29): The Goddess ofJustice and the Death of Theodosius the Elder 287 Sigrid Mratschek 10 Ilie utfax uel incensus malleolus·. Ammianus and His Swift Narration of Julian’s Balkan Itinerary in 361C E 325 Moysés Marcos u The Depiction of the Common Soldier (miles') in Ammianus and Tacitus and the Intertextual Background of the Res gestae 357 Agnese Bargagna 12 Xenophon and Ammianus: Two Soldier-Historians and Their Persian Expeditions 377 Guy Williams Index of Names 403 Index of Ancient Sources 409 262 |
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