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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Boeft, J. den (Jan), 1935-2019.

Series:

Philological and Historical Commentary on Ammianus Marcellinus 7.

Brill eBook titles 2008

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ammianus Marcellinus. Rerum gestarum libri--Liber 26.

Ammianus Marcellinus.

Rome--History--Empire, 284-476--Historiography.

Rome.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (386 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Philological and historical commentary on Ammianus Marcellinus 26

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Book 26 of Ammianus' Res Gestae is the first of the hexad which deals with the rule of the emperors Valentinian and Valens (364-378). In the first five chapters Ammianus describes the election of Valentinian, who appointed his brother Valens as his co-ruler, and subsequently divided the empire into an eastern and a western part. The next chapters deal with the revolt of Procopius. They offer the most detailed account of a coup d' état in Roman historiography. The memory of Julian, whose death was the central theme of the preceding book, is still very much alive. None of the three protagonists of Book 26 was remotely his equal. His loss meant a turn for the worse in the history of Rome.

Contents:

Preliminary Materials / J. Den Boeft , J.W. Drijvers , D. Den Hengst and H.C. Teitler

Commentary On Chapter 1 / J. Den Boeft , J.W. Drijvers , D. Den Hengst and H.C. Teitler

Commentary On Chapter 2 / J. Den Boeft , J.W. Drijvers , D. Den Hengst and H.C. Teitler

Commentary On Chapter 3 / J. Den Boeft , J.W. Drijvers , D. Den Hengst and H.C. Teitler

Commentary On Chapter 4 / J. Den Boeft , J.W. Drijvers , D. Den Hengst and H.C. Teitler

Commentary On Chapter 5 / J. Den Boeft , J.W. Drijvers , D. Den Hengst and H.C. Teitler

Commentary On Chapter 6 / J. Den Boeft , J.W. Drijvers , D. Den Hengst and H.C. Teitler

Commentary On Chapter 7 / J. Den Boeft , J.W. Drijvers , D. Den Hengst and H.C. Teitler

Commentary On Chapter 8 / J. Den Boeft , J.W. Drijvers , D. Den Hengst and H.C. Teitler

Commentary On Chapter 9 / J. Den Boeft , J.W. Drijvers , D. Den Hengst and H.C. Teitler

Commentary On Chapter 10 / J. Den Boeft , J.W. Drijvers , D. Den Hengst and H.C. Teitler

Bibliography / J. Den Boeft , J.W. Drijvers , D. Den Hengst and H.C. Teitler

Indices / J. Den Boeft , J.W. Drijvers , D. Den Hengst and H.C. Teitler.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [307]-325) and index.

ISBN:

1-281-93987-0

9786611939878

90-474-2399-2

OCLC:

317454527

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004163461.i-356 DOI