ENGLISH

Philological and Historical Commentary on Ammianus Marcellinus XXIX

By J. Den Boeft , J. W. Drijvers , D. Den Hengst , H. C. Teitler

Book information

Publisher
Brill Academic Publishers
Year
2013
ISBN
9004261532, 9789004261532
Google Books ID
t3ZfAgAAQBAJ
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2014675 bytes)
Pages
xxii+301\324
Topic
History
Orientation
yes
Paginated
yes
Scanned
portrait
Time added
2014-02-27 16:08:35

Description

Book 29 opens with the judicial terror in Antioch following the discovery of a plot against the emperor in the East, Valens, who played an active role in hunting down and executing the culprits. The account of these internal troubles is balanced by two long chapters at the end of the book dealing with warfare in Africa and Central Europe. The general Theodosius mercilessly crushed the revolt of the Moorish prince Firmus, while the emperor in the West, Valentinian, had to deal with violent invasions of the Quadi and the Sarmatians. The two central chapters are devoted to different aspects of Valentinian’s character, his cruelty on the one hand, his diligence in reinforcing the border defenses on the other.

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