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Ammianus

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[am-ee-ey-nuhs] / ˌæm iˈeɪ nəs /

noun

  1. Marcellinus a.d. c325–c398, Roman historian.


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There have been many such books, from Ammianus Marcellinus’s “Res Gestae” in the 4th century to H.C.

From Washington Post • Aug. 9, 2022

In the final days of Rome, the historian Ammianus Marcellinus noted, "The modern nobles measure their rank and consequence according to the loftiness of their chariots."

From Time Magazine Archive

Antoninus.295.See the beautiful account of his last hours given by Ammianus Marcellinus and reproduced by Gibbon.

From History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) by Lecky, William Edward Hartpole

The original sources for the facts of the life of George of Laodicea are Ammianus, Gregory Nazianzen, Epiphanius and Athanasius.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" by Various

The historian Ammianus Marcellinus, who took part in the defence, gives a detailed account of it.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" by Various