| Philological and Historical Commentary on Ammianus Marcellinus XXVI Contributor(s): Den Boeft, Jan (Editor), Drijvers, Jan Willem (Editor), Den Hengst, Daniël (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9004163468 ISBN-13: 9789004163461 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $174.80 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2007 Annotation: Continuing the series of philological and historical commentaries on Ammianus' Res Gestae this volume deals with Book 26, in which the beginning of the reign of Valentinian and Valens is described and the rise and fall of the usurper Procopius. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - Rome - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical - History | Civilization |
| Dewey: 937.08 |
| Series: Philological and Historical Commentary on Ammianus Marcellin |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.75" W x 9.65" (1.71 lbs) 386 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Italy |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Book 26 of Ammianus' Res Gestae is the first of the hexad which deals with the rule of the emperors Valentinian and Valens (364-378). In the first five chapters Ammianus describes the election of Valentinian, who appointed his brother Valens as his co-ruler, and subsequently divided the empire into an eastern and a western part. The next chapters deal with the revolt of Procopius. They offer the most detailed account of a coup d' tat in Roman historiography. The memory of Julian, whose death was the central theme of the preceding book, is still very much alive. None of the three protagonists of Book 26 was remotely his equal. His loss meant a turn for the worse in the history of Rome. |