31 J. C. Rolfe in his edition and translation of Ammianus Marcellinus I, Cambridge, Harvard University Press, 1950, p. 271. 32 Ammianus includes a brief digression on the personal tutelary spirit, the daimon or genius, at XXI, 14, 3. 325 ca. )-London 1935, 1950; R. Sabbadini, Le scoperte dei codici latini e greci nei secoli XIV e XV, a cura di E. Garin, 2° vol., Firenze 1967, pp. Author Ammianus Marcellinus.
Ammianus Marcellinus (325/330–after 391) was a fourth-century Roman historian. Ammianus Marcellinus, History, translated by John Carew Rolfe (1859-1943), from Ammianus Marcellinus With An English Translation, Cambridge, Mass., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1935-1940, digitized by the Perseus Project (The Annenberg CPB/Project provided support for entering this text) and placed on-line under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike … Ammianus Marcellinus, with an English translation by John C. Rolfe by Ammianus Marcellinus, 1935, W. Heinemann edition, in English An excursionary introduction to the author of the Res Gestae, Ammianus Marcellinus, by one of the foremost ancient historians of the twentieth century, Arnaldo Momigliano. Ammianus Marcellinus, ca. Delphi’s Ancient Classics series provides eReaders with the wisdom of the Classical world, with both… Title Ammianus Marcellinus / with an English translation by John C. Rolfe ... Other contributors Rolfe, John Carew, 1859-1943.
395 CE, a Greek of Antioch, joined the army when still young and served under the governor Ursicinus and the emperor of the East Constantius II, and later under the emperor Julian, whom he admired and accompanied against the Alamanni and the Persians. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The fourth century soldier Ammianus Marcellinus’ book of Roman history provides a remarkably accurate and impartial record, giving readers a succinct understanding of the fall of the Roman Empire. Request This. On fortuna in the Res gestae, see C. P. T. Naudé, « Fortuna in Ammianus Marcellinus », AClass 7 (1964), p. 70-89. Arnaldo Momigliano on Ammianus Marcellinus. Series The Loeb classical library Notes Latin and English on opposite pages. Buy Ammianus Marcellinus: History Books 14-19, Vol 1 (Loeb Classical Library) Revised edition by Ammianus Marcellinus, John C. Rolfe (ISBN: 9780674993310) from Amazon's Book Store. Bibliografia: Ammianus Marcellinus, with an English translation by J. C. Rolfe, Cambridge (Mass.
He wrote the penultimate major historical account surviving from Antiquity (the last was written by Procopius).
His work chronicled in Latin the history of Rome from 96 to 378, although only the sections covering the period 353–378 are extant. Ammianus Marcellinus.