Author: DEN BOEFT, J. & J. W. DRIJVERS, D. DEN HENGST, H. C. TEITLER
Title: Philological and Historical Commentary on Ammianus Marcellinus Xxiv
Description: Leiden: Brill, 2002. Hardcover. ISBN: 9004123350. Very faint shelfwear else fine. ; Xxvii, 279pp. In XXIV the Persian expedition of Julian is described, from its successful start until the failure to take the capital Ctesiphon. The commentary deals both with the philological, literary and linguistic problems in the Latin text and with the historical and geographical details that are necessary for an understanding of the course of events. Special attention is given to the author's highly personal involvement as a participant in the expedition. ; 279 pages. Near Fine with no dust jacket .

Keywords: 9004123350 Latin Literature ROME HISTORY HISTORIOGRAPHY Late Antiquity Julian Apostate Byzantine Studies


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