The later Roman Empire (AD 354-378)

Ammianus Marcellinus2004

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Chronicling a 25 year period, covering the reigns of Constantius, Julian, Jovian, Valentinian I and Valens, Marcellinus' writings describe a city near to collapse, exhausted by excessive taxation, corruption, financial ruin and the progressive decline in the morale of the army.

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Main title:

The later Roman Empire (AD 354-378) / Ammianus Marcellinus ; selected and translated by Walter Hamilton ; with an introduction and notes by Andrew Wallace-Hadrill.

Author:

Ammianus MarcellinusHamilton, Walter, 1908-1988

Imprint:

London : Penguin, 1986.

Collation:

512 p. ; 20 cm.

Series title:

Penguin classics

Notes:

Translated from the Latin.

ISBN:

9780140444063 (pbk)