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Ammianus after Julian : The Reign of Valentinian and Valens in Books 26-31 of the Res Gestae Den Boeft, Jan Edition: 2007 Publisher: Brill Academic Publishers, Incorporated Number of Pages: 326 ISBN10: 9004162127 ISBN13: 9789004162129 Dimensions: 6.75" w x 9.75" l x 0.75" h Weight: 1.63 lbs. Binding: Trade Cloth Language: English List Price: 147.00

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In books 26-31 Ammianus Marcellinus deals with the period of the emperors Valentinian and Valens. The representatives of the new dynasty differ greatly from their predecessor Julian, both personally and in their style of government. The Empire is divided between the two rulers, and suffers increasingly from barbarian invasions. Faced with these changes, Ammianus adapts his historical method. His t...In books 26-31 Ammianus Marcellinus deals with the period of the emperors Valentinian and Valens. The representatives of the new dynasty differ greatly from their predecessor Julian, both personally and in their style of government. The Empire is divided between the two rulers, and suffers increasingly from barbarian invasions. Faced with these changes, Ammianus adapts his historical method. His treatment of the events becomes less detailed and more critical. The years following on the death of Julian are painted in dark colours, as the disaster at Hardrianople casts its shadow before. The papers in this volume, on History and Historiography, Literary Composition and Crisis of Empire, were presented during the conference "Ammianus after Julian" held in 2005. This volume is edited by the authors of the series Philological and Historical Commentaries on Ammianus Marcellinus. Book jacket. (more) (less)

Acknowledgements	p. vii
Abbreviations	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
History and Historiography
Vom Tsunami von 365 zum Mimas-Orakel: Ammianus Marcellinus als Zeithistoriker und die spatgriechische Tradition	p. 7
Der Reflex der Selbstdarstellung der valentinianischen Dynastie bei Ammianus Marcellinus und den Kirchenhistorikern	p. 33
Ammianus on Valentinian. Some Observations	p. 53
Valentinian and the Bishops: Ammianus 30.9.5 in Context	p. 71
The Chronology of Valens' Dealings with Persia and Armenia, 364-378 CE	p. 95
Ammianus on the Revolt of Firmus	p. 129
Literary Composition
Literary Aspects of Ammianus' Second Digression on Rome	p. 159
La traversee du Danube par les Goths: La subversion d'un modele heroique (Ammien Marcellin 31.4)	p. 181
Greek and Roman Parallel History in Ammianus	p. 201
The Sphragis and Closure of the Res Gestae	p. 219
Crisis of Empire
Et ne quid coturni terribilis fabulae relinquerent intemptatum... (Amm. Marc. 28.6.29). Die Gottin der Gerechtigkeit und der comes Romanus	p. 245
Crossing the Frontiers: Imperial Power in the Last Book of Ammianus	p. 271
Non consolandi gratia, sed probrose monendi (Res Gestae 28.1.4). The Hazards of (Moral) Historiography	p. 293
Contributors	p. 313
Index Nominum	p. 315
Index Rerum	p. 323
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