The Loeb Classical Library: History, Volume II : Books 20–26

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The Loeb Classical Library: History, Volume II : Books 20–26A soldiers chronicle of Rome in decline. Ammianus Marcellinus (ca. AD 325ca. 395), 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. He subsequently settled in Rome, where he wrote in Latin a history of the Roman empire in the period AD 96378, entitled Rerum

in the context of a political elite shaken by years of civil war and unsure as to how best to protect their own interests and the stability Augustus had brought to Rome

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and his highly rhetorical presentation of events

A murderer terrorizes the country

typographically easy to consult and combining elegance with utility

Helpful student features include study questions

A genius who challenged an empire

Latin text with facing-page translation

Amara’s journey has taken her far

με αποκορύφωμα μια σκληρή δικαστική διαμάχη

Appian was an historian who deserves to be studied in his own right

Martin Cropp’s first edition was originally published in 2000 and provided the first commentary on the play since those of Maurice Platnauer (Oxford

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