Ammianus Marcellinus : : from soldier to author / / Michael Hanaghan, David Woods.

• Superior document: Historiography of Rome and its empire
• VerfasserIn: Hanaghan, Michael,; Woods, David,
• TeilnehmendeR: Woods, David,
• Place / Publishing House: Boston : : BRILL,, 2022.; ©2023.
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Series: Historiography of Rome and its empire,
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (432 pages)

"Ammianus Marcellinus composed a history of the Roman empire from 96 AD to 378 AD, focusing on the mid-fourth century during which he served in the army. His experience as a soldier during this period provides crucial realia of warfare, while his knowledge of literature, especially the genre of historiography, enabled him to imbue his narrative with literary flair. This book explores the tension between Ammianus' roles as soldier and author, examining how his military experience affected his history, and conversely how his knowledge of literature affected his descriptions of the Roman army"-- Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

Intro -- Contents -- Historiography of Rome and Its Empire Series -- Preface -- Notes on Contributors -- Introduction -- Part 1 Ammianus' Text -- 1 Why We Need a New Edition of Ammianus Marcellinus -- Part 2 Ammianus' Military Experience -- 2 Ammianus and the dignitas protectoris -- 3 Simplicitas militaris: Ammianus Marcellinus and sermo castrensis -- 4 Ammianus' Identification of Named Legions and Its Literary Significance -- 5 Religionibus firmis iuramenta constricta? Ammianus and the sacramentum militiae -- 6 Ammianus on Mallobaudes and Magnus Maximus: A Response to Theodosian Discourse? -- Part 3 Ammianus' Literary Aims and Models -- 7 The Face of Convention: Battle and Siege Description in Ammianus Marcellinus -- 8 The Literary Function of Ammianus' Criticisms of Military luxuria -- 9 Coturni terribilis fabula (Amm. Marc. 28.6.29): The Goddess of Justice and the Death of Theodosius the Elder -- 10 Ille ut fax uel incensus malleolus: Ammianus and His Swift Narration of Julian's Balkan Itinerary in 361 CE -- 11 The Depiction of the Common Soldier (miles) in Ammianus and Tacitus and the Intertextual Background of the Res gestae -- 12 Xenophon and Ammianus: Two Soldier-Historians and Their Persian Expeditions -- Index of Names -- Index of Ancient Sources.