Ammianus Marcellinus
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Ammianus Marcellinus was a 4th-century Roman historian and former soldier whose surviving work, the *Res Gestae*, is a major source for the history of the late Roman Empire.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ammianus Marcellinus canonical | 14 |
| Ammianus Marcellinus, Res Gestae | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin prose writer
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Roman historian ⓘ historian ⓘ late Roman historian ⓘ person ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| approximateBirthDate | c. 330 ⓘ |
| approximateDeathDate | after 391 ⓘ |
| attitudeTowardChristianity | generally tolerant ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Antioch or its vicinity (uncertain) ⓘ |
| citizenship | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| criticized |
corruption in the imperial administration
ⓘ
moral decline of Roman elites ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Rome
ⓘ
surface form:
Rome (uncertain but traditionally assumed)
|
| describedAs | last great historian of antiquity ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Roman history
ⓘ
military history ⓘ |
| genre |
historical narrative
ⓘ
historiography ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | major source for late Roman history ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Tacitus ⓘ |
| knownFor |
critical portrayal of Roman society and administration
ⓘ
detailed account of the Battle of Adrianople ⓘ eyewitness descriptions of military campaigns ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Latin ⓘ |
| militaryRank | officer ⓘ |
| notableWork | Res Gestae ⓘ |
| occupation |
historian
ⓘ
soldier ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Roman–Persian Wars ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Antioch
ⓘ
Rome ⓘ |
| praised |
Julian the Apostate
ⓘ
surface form:
emperor Julian
|
| religiousBackground | pagan ⓘ |
| servedIn | Roman army ⓘ |
| servedUnder |
Constantius II
ⓘ
Ursicinus ⓘ |
| sourceFor |
history of late antiquity
ⓘ
history of the 4th-century Roman Empire ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
4th century
ⓘ
Late Antiquity ⓘ
surface form:
late Roman Empire
|
| workCoverageEndYear | 378 ⓘ |
| workCoverageStartYear | 96 ⓘ |
| workSurvivingBooks | Books 14–31 of Res Gestae ⓘ |
| workSurvivingCoverage | 353–378 ⓘ |
| writingStyle | Tacitean tradition ⓘ |
| wroteAbout |
Late Antiquity
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surface form:
late Roman Empire
reign of Constantius II ⓘ reign of Julian the Apostate ⓘ |
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Battle of Adrianople (378)
this entity surface form:
Ammianus Marcellinus, Res Gestae