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Ammianus Marcellinus

Also known as Ammianus

4th-century Roman historian and soldier

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Ammianus Marcellinus was a male historian, writer, and military personnel from the Low Roman Empire. Born in Antioch around 330 and dying in Rome around 400, he held citizenship in Ancient Rome and allegiance to the Western Roman Empire. He served as a soldier in the Late Roman army. His notable work is the Roman History, also known as Rerum gestarum libri xviii. He wrote in Latin and spoke Ancient Greek.

His field of work was historiography, and he adhered to polytheism. His name in his native language is Ammianus Marcellinus. He is described by sources including the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, the Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron, the Orthodox Theological Encyclopedia, and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition. Other works attributed to him include Römische geschichte, Ammien Marcellin, and Istoriia.

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Person · Open Library

Born: 330 ca.
Died: 400 ca.
Works: 73

Top works

Rerum gestarum libri xviii
Römische geschichte
Ammien Marcellin, Jornandès, Frontin (Les stratagèmes), Végèce, Modestus, avec la traduction en français
Ammianvs Marcllinvs a Mariangelo Accvrsio mendis quinque millibus purgatus, & libris quinque auctus ultimis, nunc primum ab eodem inuentis
Ammiani Marcellini Rerum gestarum libri qui supersunt. Recensuit notisque selectis instruxit V. Gardthausen ...

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Ancient Rome
Place of birth: Antioch
Place of death: Rome
Occupation: military personnel
Languages spoken: Ancient Greek
Religion: polytheism
Notable work: Roman History
Field of work: historiography
Military branch: Late Roman army
Military rank: soldier
Image: Ammianus Marcellinus.jpg

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Commons category: Ammianus Marcellinus
date of birth: 0320-00-00
date of death: 0400-00-00
Commons Creator page: Ammianus Marcellinus
time period: Low Roman Empire
writing language: Latin
allegiance: Western Roman Empire
name in native language: Ammianus Marcellinus
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Works in European collections

34 objects attributed to Ammianus Marcellinus, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

Rerum gestarum libri XVIII

Ammiani Marcellini quae supersunt [Texto impreso] :]accedunt auctoris ignote de imperatoribus excepta : ad optimorum librorum fidem acearate edita

Ammiani Marcellini Rerum gestarum qui de XXXI supersunt libri XVIII

Le Storie Di Ammiano Marcellino Tradotte Da Francesco Ambrosoli Con Note (Vol. I)

Le Storie Di Ammiano Marcellino Tradotte Da Francesco Ambrosoli Con Note (Vol. II)

Ammiano Marcellino Delle Gverre de Romani /

Ammien Marcellin, ou Les dix-huit livres de son histoire qui nous sont restés nouelle traduction : Tome premier

Ammien Marcellin, ou Les dix-huit livres de son histoire qui nous sont restés nouelle traduction : Tome second

Ammiani Marcellini Rerum gestarum qui de XXXI supersunt libri XVIII

Rerum gestarum qui de XXXI. supersunt libri XVIII. Ex mss. cod. emendati ab Henrico Valesio & annotationibus illustrati. Adjecta sunt excerpta de gestis Constantini nondum edita (auctoris ignoti)

Rerum gestarum, qui de XXXI supersunt libri XVIII. Ad fidem MS. et veterum Codd. recensiti et observationibus illustrati. Ex bibliotheca Fr. Lindenbrogi(i)

Ammian Marcellin aus dem Lateinischen übersetzt und mit erläuternden Anmerkungen begleitet von Johann Augustin Wagner (Band 1)

Ammian Marcellin aus dem Lateinischen übersetzt und mit erläuternden Anmerkungen begleitet von Johann Augustin Wagner (Band 2)

Ammian Marcellin aus dem Lateinischen übersetzt und mit erläuternden Anmerkungen begleitet von Johann Augustin Wagner (Band 3)

Rerum Gestarum Qui de XXXI supersunt, Libri XVIII. Ope MSS. codicum emendati ab Frederico Lindenbrogio et Henrico Hadrianoque Valesiis cum eorundem integris Observationibus et Annotationibus, Item Excerpta vetera de Gestis Constantini et Regum Italiae Omnia Nunc Recognita Ab Jacobo Gronovio

(Libri historiarum 14-26.) Opus ... nuper a Petro Castello instauratum

Rerum gestarum qui de 31 supersunt libri 18. ope mss. codd. emendati from Henrico Valesio... nec non Excerpta vetera de gestis Constantini et regum Italiae Editio posterior, cui Hadrianus Valesius... Fr. Lindenbrogii... ampliores observationes et collectanea variarum lectionum adjecit... praefixit et praefationem suam, ac vitam Ammiani a Claudio Chiffletio... compositam

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Encyclopedic overview

Ammianus Marcellinus, occasionally anglicized as Ammian (Greek: Αμμιανός Μαρκελλίνος; born c. 330, died c. 391 – 400), was a Greek and Roman soldier and historian who wrote the penultimate major historical account surviving from antiquity (preceding Procopius). Written in Latin and known as the Res gestae, his work chronicled the history of Rome from the accession of Emperor Nerva in 96 to the death of Valens at the Battle of Adrianople in 378. Only the sections covering the period 353 to 378 survive.

Biography

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Ammianus Marcellinus