| Philological and Historical Commentary on Ammianus Marcellinus XXVII Contributor(s): Den Boeft, Jan (Author), Drijvers, Jan Willem (Author), Den Hengst, Daniël (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004180370 ISBN-13: 9789004180376 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $183.35 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - Rome - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical - History | Civilization |
| Dewey: 937.080 |
| LCCN: 2009041195 |
| Series: Philological and Historical Commentary on Ammianus Marcellin |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.5" W x 9.6" (1.60 lbs) 384 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Italy |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |