Res Gestae
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Res Gestae is a late 4th-century Latin historical work by Ammianus Marcellinus that chronicles the Roman Empire from the reign of Nerva to the death of Valens, and is a key source for the history of Late Antiquity.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin prose work
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Roman historiography ⓘ historical work ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
History of Ammianus Marcellinus
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Res gestae libri XXXI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Ammianus Marcellinus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronicles | history of the Roman Empire ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coversEvent |
Battle of Adrianople
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Battle of Strasbourg NERFINISHED ⓘ Persian campaigns of Julian NERFINISHED ⓘ death of Emperor Valens ⓘ reign of Constantius II ⓘ reign of Jovian ⓘ reign of Julian the Apostate ⓘ usurpation of Magnentius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coversPeriodEnd | death of Valens ⓘ |
| coversPeriodStart | reign of Nerva ⓘ |
| coversYears | 96–378 ⓘ |
| dateWritten | late 4th century ⓘ |
| describes |
imperial court politics
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religious conflicts of the 4th century ⓘ social life in the Late Roman Empire ⓘ |
| extantBooks | Books 14–31 ⓘ |
| followsWork |
Annals of Tacitus
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Histories of Tacitus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
history
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narrative history ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodDescribed |
Late Antiquity
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Late Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedAsContinuationOf | Tacitus’ historical works NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literaryInfluence | Tacitus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryStyle | classicizing Latin ⓘ |
| lostBooks | Books 1–13 ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Late Antiquity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manuscriptTradition | Medieval manuscripts ⓘ |
| numberOfBooksExtant | 18 ⓘ |
| numberOfBooksOriginally | 31 ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Res gestae a fine Corneli Taciti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perspective | senatorial aristocratic viewpoint ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition |
Antioch
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Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
key source for the history of Late Antiquity
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major primary source for 4th-century Roman history ⓘ |
| subjectFocus |
administration of the Roman Empire
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military history ⓘ political history ⓘ relations with Persians and barbarians ⓘ |
| survival | partially preserved ⓘ |
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