Ammianus Marcellinus
4th-century Roman historian and soldier
Who was Ammianus Marcellinus?
Ammianus Marcellinus lived from November 30, 329 to November 30, 394. Written in Latin and known as the Res gestae, his work chronicled the history of Rome from the accession of Emperor Nerva in 96 to the death of Valens at the Battle of Adrianople in 378.
Historical significance
Ammianus Marcellinus, occasionally anglicized as Ammian 391 – 400), was a Roman soldier and historian who wrote the penultimate major historical account surviving from antiquity (preceding Procopius). Only the sections covering the period 353 to 378 survive. Ammianus Marcellinus, occasionally anglicized as Ammian, was a Roman soldier and historian who wrote the penultimate major historical account surviving from antiquity. 391 – 400), was a Greek and Roman soldier and historian who wrote the penultimate major historical account surviving from antiquity (preceding Procopius). Ammianus Marcellinus, occasionally anglicized as Ammian, was a Greek and Roman soldier and historian who wrote the penultimate major historical account surviving from antiquity.