Philological and Historical Commentary on Ammianus Marcellinus XXX
Philological and Historical Commentary on Ammianus Marcellinus XXX

Author: Jan den Boeft

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2015-09-01

Total Pages: 281

ISBN-13: 9004300929

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The first part of Book 30 of Ammianus Marcellinus’ Res Gestae is devoted to the military and diplomatic struggle for Armenia between Valens, emperor of the East, and king Sapor II of Persia. The Romans successfully defend their position, until they are forced to deal with the Goths who threaten to cross the Danube border. The second half of Book 30 is dominated by Valentinian I, emperor of the West. Ammianus presents a kaleidoscopic picture of this emperor alternating between admiration for his military qualities and devotion to his duty and bitter criticism of his avarice and cruelty. The account of his death forms the conclusion of Ammianus’ treatment of the history of the western half of the Empire.

Philological and Historical Commentary on Ammianus Marcellinus XXXI
Philological and Historical Commentary on Ammianus Marcellinus XXXI

Author: Jan den Boeft

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2018-01-09

Total Pages: 388

ISBN-13: 9004353828

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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.

Philological and Historical Commentary on Ammianus Marcellinus XXIX
Philological and Historical Commentary on Ammianus Marcellinus XXIX

Author: Jan den Boeft

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2013-11-25

Total Pages: 323

ISBN-13: 9004267875

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Book 29 opens with the judicial terror in Antioch following the discovery of a plot against the emperor in the East, Valens, who played an active role in hunting down and executing the culprits. The account of these internal troubles is balanced by two long chapters at the end of the book dealing with warfare in Africa and Central Europe. The general Theodosius mercilessly crushed the revolt of the Moorish prince Firmus, while the emperor in the West, Valentinian, had to deal with violent invasions of the Quadi and the Sarmatians. The two central chapters are devoted to different aspects of Valentinian’s character, his cruelty on the one hand, his diligence in reinforcing the border defenses on the other.

Philological and Historical Commentary on Ammianus Marcellinus Set
Philological and Historical Commentary on Ammianus Marcellinus Set

Author: Jan den Boeft

Publisher:

Published: 2018-01-17

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9789004365575

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After the diligent work of P. de Jonge, who wrote commentaries on books 14 -19 from the 1930s till the 1980s, J. den Boeft, D. den Hengst, H.C. Teitler and, starting 1995, J.W. Drijvers have steadily worked on the commentaries to the remaining books 20 - 31 of Ammianus Marcellinus' Res Gestae. Their collaborative work has received much praise in the international scholarly world. With the publication of the Philological and Historical Commentary on Ammianus Marcellinus volume XXXI, this series has been completed. The entire set is now available in print, containing 18 commentary volumes.

Philological and Historical Commentary on Ammianus Marcellinus XXVIII
Philological and Historical Commentary on Ammianus Marcellinus XXVIII

Author: Jan Willem Drijvers

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2011-11-25

Total Pages: 401

ISBN-13: 9004215999

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Continuing the series of philological and historical commentaries on Ammianus' Res Gestae this volume deals with Book 28, which is devoted primarily to the deplorable events in Rome during the reign of Valentinian and his defense of the Rhine frontier.

Ammianus Marcellinus From Soldier to Author
Ammianus Marcellinus From Soldier to Author

Author:

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2022-11-28

Total Pages: 432

ISBN-13: 9004525351

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Ammianus Marcellinus was a soldier and an author. This book explores how his experience of 4th-century military life affected his writing of history and conversely how his knowledge of literature influenced his writing about the Roman army.

Philological and Historical Commentary on Ammianus Marcellinus XXVIII
Philological and Historical Commentary on Ammianus Marcellinus XXVIII

Author: Jan Willem Drijvers

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2011-11-25

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9789004215993

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In Book 28 Ammianus describes the military activity of Valentinian on the Rhine. The historian speaks with admiration about his efforts to strengthen the northwestern border of the empire. He shows a similar esteem for the general Theodosius, who re-established order in Britain. However, in the greater part of Book 28 there is an air of gloom. Ammianus writes reluctantly about the judicial terror inflicted on the Roman aristocracy by powerful magistrates. In his digression about Roman manners he speaks with contempt about the senatorial elite and the Roman plebs, because they fail to live up to the standards of their ancestors. The final chapter illustrates the disastrous effects of the mismanagement of the province of Tripolis by corrupt officials.

Philological and Historical Commentary on Ammianus Marcellinus XXVII
Philological and Historical Commentary on Ammianus Marcellinus XXVII

Author: Jan den Boeft

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2009-11-23

Total Pages: 384

ISBN-13: 900418838X

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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.

Division of Empire
Division of Empire

Author: William Lewis (Archaeologist)

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2024

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 0197745148

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Division of Empire follows the lives of Constantine the Great's three sons--Constantine II, Constantius II, and Constans--beginning with the death of their father in 337 AD and tracing how they first shared the empire as a triarchy, until Constantine II was killed by Constans in the civil war of 340, and then Constans was murdered by a usurper in 350. William Lewis uses their story as a case study for how division works, as a process rather than a singular event.