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Ammianus Marcellinus

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Ammianus Marcellinus (c. 330 - after 391) is the preeminent historian of the Late Roman Empire, whose extant work forms the most important narrative we possess on the Fourth Century A.D. Born of genteel extraction in a Greek-speaking 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. Besides shedding light on many events from the reign of Constantius to the calamitous defeat at Adrianople - including striking portraits of emperors Julian and Valentinian - his work offers as well a compelling description of Late Roman society.

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	The Later Roman Empire (A.D. 354-378) by Ammianus Marcellinus, Walter Hamilton (Translator), Andrew Wallace-Hadrill (Introduction) 4.08 avg rating — 1,279 ratings — published 391 — 107 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ammianus Marcellinus: Roman History, Volume I, Books 14-19 4.31 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 391	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ammianus Marcellinus: Roman History, Volume III, Books 27-31. Excerpta Valesiana by Ammianus Marcellinus, John Carew Rolfe (Translator) 4.38 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 391	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ammianus Marcellinus: Roman History, Volume II, Books 20-26 by Ammianus Marcellinus, John Carew Rolfe (Translator) 4.45 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 391	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Historia del Imperio Romano 4.29 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Complete Works of Ammianus Marcellinus 4.67 avg rating — 9 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Julianus, de Laatste Heidense Keizer by Ammianus Marcellinus, Daniel Den Hengst (Translator) 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 390 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	أميانوس ماركيللينوس والجزيرة العربية by Ammianus Marcellinus, فايز يوسف (مترجم) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Histoire de Rome - Livre XIV 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Histoires, Livres XIV-XVI, Tome 1 by Ammianus Marcellinus, Jacques Fontaine (Contributor), E. Galletier (Translator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1979	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“No wild beasts are so deadly to humans as most Christians are to each other.”
― Ammianus Marcellinus, The Later Roman Empire

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“[N]othing is uglier than supreme authority combined with a cruel nature.”
― Ammianus Marcellinus, The Later Roman Empire

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“There is in fact no way of correcting wrongdoing in those who think that the height of virtue consists in the execution of their will.”
― Ammianus Marcellinus, The Later Roman Empire

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