Ammianus Marcellinus: The Allusive Historian

Ammianus Marcellinus: The Allusive Historian
ISBN-10
0521842999
ISBN-13
9780521842990
Category
History
Pages
304
Language
English
Published
2008-04-17
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Author
Gavin Kelly

Description

Examines the work of Ammianus Marcellinus, who has often been underestimated as a writer while lauded as an historian. This book portrays him as a subtler writer and more manipulative and partial historian, using allusion to the classical past to insinuate different meanings.

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