Philological and historical commentary on Ammianus Marcellinus XXVII / by J. den Boeft ... [et al.].

• TeilnehmendeR: Boeft, J. den.
• Year of Publication: 2009
• Language: English
• Series: Philological and Historical Commentary on Ammianus Marcellinus 8.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (384 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.
• Other title: Preliminary Material /; Commentary On Chapter 1 /; Commentary On Chapter 2 /; Commentary On Chapter 3 /; Commentary On Chapter 4 /; Commentary On Chapter 5 /; Commentary On Chapter 6 /; Commentary On Chapter 7 /; Commentary On Chapter 8 /; Commentary On Chapter 9 /; Commentary On Chapter 10 /; Commentary On Chapter 11 /; Commentary On Chapter 12 /; Bibliography /; Indices /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• ISBN: 1282951467; 9786612951466; 900418838X
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: by J. den Boeft ... [et al.].

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.