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Paideia and Self-Fashioning in Ammianus Marcellinus
Histos, 2016 In many passages of the Res Gestae, Ammianus criticizes contemporary individuals and groups that lack a literary culture befitting their rank. These passages were commonly interpreted as a reflection of Ammianus’ class prejudices.
Dario N. Sánchez-Vendramini
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Ammianus Marcellinus’ Future Signs
Historia - Zeitschrift Fur Alte Geschichte, 2019 Predicting the future is contentious. In the fourth century competing claimants tried to define who could consult the signs and interpret them. Ammianus' use of future signs in his history, especially in the Julianic books, responds to this contemporary debate.
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Julian the Apostate, Claudius Mamertinus, and Ammianus Marcellinus: Filling in a “Blank Spot”?
Clotho, 2023 Flavius Claudius Julianus, often referred to as “Julian the Apostate,” ruled the Roman Empire from early 360 AD until his death in battle on June 26th, 363 AD.
Gregor Pobežin
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An ʿAqaba/Ayla‐type amphora in the sultanate of Oman
Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, Volume 34, Issue 1, Page 119-127, November 2023., 2023 Abstract Antique trade amphorae illuminate a little understood but important find category for Arabia, still in the twilight of publication. Most of the find data lie buried in unpublished work regarding recent excavations at ʿAqaba/Ayla. Recent research has verified mineralogically the origin of these documents and their dating.
Paul A. Yule
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Early Medieval Europe, Volume 31, Issue 2, Page 171-193, May 2023., 2023 This article explores fourth‐ to seventh‐century narratives about oaths of collective secrecy, which our sources typically frame negatively. By examining the terminology used in reference to these promises, the dynamics inherent in the practice and its relationship to oath‐taking customs in other contexts, and the influence of Christianity on the ...
Michael Wuk
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Early Medieval Europe, Volume 29, Issue 3, Page 283-304, August 2021., 2021 Relations between southern Britain and the Merovingian kingdoms in the sixth and early seventh centuries have largely been understood in terms of a Frankish hegemony extending across the Channel. However, a re‐examination of the small group of written sources on which this idea is based shows that they do not necessarily imply such overlordship.
Irene Bavuso
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Reassessing Eastern Mediterranean Tectonics and Earthquake Hazard From the 365 CE Earthquake
AGU Advances, Volume 2, Issue 2, June 2021., 2021 Abstract The hallmark of great earthquakes in the Mediterranean is the 21 July 365 CE earthquake and tsunami that destroyed cities and killed thousands of people throughout the Eastern Mediterranean. This event is intriguing because most Mediterranean subduction forearcs exhibit pervasive crustal extension and minimal definitive evidence exists for ...
Richard F. Ott +6 more
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Ethnography and the Roman Digressions of Ammianus Marcellinus
Histos, 2020 This article examines the content of Ammianus Marcellinus’ Roman digressions, the form and intent of which have been a consistent subject of debate for scholars, from the perspective of ethnographic writing.
Tyler Creer
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Nuova Antologia Militare, 2021 One of the worst military disasters in the Roman history was the Battle of Cannae (216 BCE) which occurred in the Second Punic War. The battle left such an impact with its trauma that any military defeat in the following centuries was comparable to ...
Keenan Baca-Winters
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