Author: Matthews, John Frederick
Title: The Roman Empire of Ammianus
Description: London, Gerlad Duckworth, (1989). orig.cloth, dustwrapper.. 24x15cm, xiv,608 pp. Weighs 1300 grams.. ISBN: 0715622463. Minor rubbing. VG, ¶ Contents: Res Gestae: Ammianus & his History; Ammianus & Constantius; North-East Frontier; The Young Ammianus: Social & Cultural Setting; The Rise of Julian; Julian & the Philosophers; The Invasion of Persia; Legitimacy & Usurpation: Jovian to Procopius; Valentinian & Valens: Sex, Magic & Treason; Visa vel Lecta: The Office of Emperor; The Character of Government; The Practice of War; Barbarians & Bandits; The Physical Environment: Town & Country; Social Relations; Religion & Philosophy; The Roman & the Greek.

Keywords: 0715622463 Ammianus Marcellinus, Classical Antiquity, Late Roman Empire, Rome, History, Historiography, , ,