The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus

Name: The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus
Author: Ammianus Marcellinus

by Ammianus Marcellinus

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Full title

The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus During the Reigns of the Emperors Constantius, Julian, Jovianus, Valentinian, and Valens

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Duration

~24 hours (1392K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Greg Bergquist and The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

Release date

2009-04-22

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

Subjects

Rome -- History -- Empire, 284-476

About the author

Ammianus Marcellinus

A former soldier turned historian, this sharp-eyed writer gave one of the last great firsthand accounts of the late Roman Empire. His work is prized for its vivid battle scenes, political drama, and close attention to the people behind events.

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