AMMIANUS MARCELLINUS : THE ALLUSIVE HISTORIAN PDF, EPUB, EBOOK Gavin Kelly | 392 pages | 28 Apr 2011 | CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS | 9780521203593 | English | Cambridge, United Kingdom Ammianus Marcellinus : The Allusive Historian PDF Book Edit this record. He presumably completed the work before , since at Wiley-Blackwell, The Elusive Historian: 1. Crowd sourced content that is contributed to World Heritage Encyclopedia is peer reviewed and edited by our editorial staff to ensure quality scholarly research articles. Ammianus was born between and in the Greek-speaking East, [3] [1] possibly at Antioch on the Orontes. Kelly shows that Ammianus deploys allusion in startlingly unexpected ways. Austin: Ammianus on Warfare. ISBN Department of Classics , Religious Studies Program. He entered the army at an early age, when Constantius II was emperor of the East, and was sent to serve under Ursicinus , governor of Nisibis in Mesopotamia , and magister militum. He returned to Italy with Ursicinus, when he was recalled by Constantius, and accompanied him on the expedition against Claudius Silvanus , who had been forced by the allegedly unjust accusations of his enemies into proclaiming himself emperor in Gaul. Cambridge u. Added to PP index Total views 11 , of 2,, Recent downloads 6 months 2 , of 2,, How can I increase my downloads? Gruen Prize Fellowships David D. Mnemosyne Supplementa, By Alan J Ross. Skip to main content. A specific treatment of the prominence and use of Fama in the Res Gestae has not so far appeared, although other deified abstract concepts e. Portrait of Julian on a bronze coin of Antioch. This book demonstrates what a subtle and manipulative writer Ammianus is; attention is paid particularly to his rich and variegated intertextuality with earlier classical literature and history. Like many ancient historians, Ammianus had a strong political and religious agenda to pursue, however, and he contrasted Constantius II with Julian to the former's constant disadvantage; like all ancient writers he was skilled in rhetoric, and this shows in his work. The Roman Empire of Ammianus Marcellinus. The dates and relationship of V and M were long disputed until when R. My work since then has also focused on literary aspects of that author's work, particularly his knowledge of and allusions to the Augustan epic poet Virgil. Email Address:. Are you certain this article is inappropriate? The Allusive Historian, S. This article will be permanently flagged as inappropriate and made unaccessible to everyone. Ammianus Marcellinus : The Allusive Historian Writer The adventures of Ammianus; 3. The two meanings are combined in xvi. These have recently been made the object of special study by Clark 74 and Harmon, 75 with the result that they have been found to be based upon accent and not upon quantity. The first modern edition was produced by C. Papers and monographs dealing with various phases of Ammianus and his work are very numerous. Roman officials in the time of Ammianus. Kelly shows that Ammianus deploys allusion in startlingly unexpected ways. Ammianus Marcellinus. By the end of their fourth year, our students can come up with remarkably original and scholarly work. The main purpose of the institution of the Caesars was to provide for the succession, and it was a part of the plan that when one of the Augusti died or resigned, his place should be filled by one of the Caesars, who at the time of their appointment were adopted by the Augusti. The only independent textual source for Ammianus lies in Fragmenta Marbugensia M , another ninth-century Frankish codex which was taken apart to provide covers for account-books during the fifteenth century. Shipping dimensions: pages, 9. If the Augusti and Caesars were four in number, each had his own prefect, and no such designation was necessary. Gavin Kelly, 'Edward Gibbon and late antique literature', in S. Aufgrund der prosopographischen Erkenntnisse von Robert M. Ammianus spent his active life during the reigns of Constantius II, Julian, Jovian, Valentinian, and Valens, in the second half of the fourth century, when, in spite of some memorable victories, the [p. Congress, E-Government Act of Stay Informed Sign up for eNews. As a result it is difficult for the reader to understand why the battles he describes had the outcome they did. Product dimensions: pages, 9. Editorial Reviews. His duties and powers were gradually taken over by the city praetor praetor urbanus , until Augustus revived the office, in order to provide for the government of Rome during his absence. I first thought Classics was fun at the age of 9, when I saw a repeat of I Claudius on TV; my enthusiasm was soon reinforced by a Penguin translation of Livy in my school library. A New Translation , by Eusebius of Caesarea. The res privatae at this time included also the confiscated property of men who had been condemned or proscribed, which before Tiberius had gone to the state treasury aerarium , as well as all deposited money which because of long lapse of time had no claimant, and property for which there were no heirs. Within the hundredth milestone he had supreme judicial, military, and administrative power. It was held for life and its possessor took precedence of all officials except consuls in office. Peter Publications, Robinson demonstrated persuasively that V was copied from M. Watch a short video of me speaking about my current project on Ammianus - Media Hopper. They wore the imperial diadem and a robe trimmed with jewels, and an elaborate ceremonial was required of all who approached them. Ammianus Marcellinus : The Allusive Historian Reviews As Pliny aptly says, 71 invenire praeclare, enuntiare magnifice interdum etiam barbari solent; disponere [p. The second part of volume two, the indices, has not yet appeared. Classics in the News. The adventures of Ammianus; 3. The Grand Chamberlain had a considerable body of subordinates, all of whom were employed in the personal service of the emperor; the primicerius sacri cubiculi was the head of those who served as the chamberlains of the emperor's apartment, and the comes castrensis sacri palatii of all who were not chamberlains, such as pages, and the throng of palace servants; other subordinates, with [p. Gruen Prize Fellowships David D. He, on hearing of the enemy's advance, resolved to go to Samosata and destroy the bridges by which the Persians were planning to cross the Euphrates 19 ; but through the negligence of the Roman cavalry outposts his forces were attacked and scattered. His office, like that of the other illustres, was large and well organized, with assistants, recorders, clerks, shorthand writers and mounted messengers. Paper, B. It was the highest grade in the equestrian cursus honorum, and its holder gradually acquired great power. Age of the child I gave this to:. Email alerts Article Activity Alert. The episode is composed as a usurpation that endangers the order of the Empire. Kelly shows that Ammianus deploys allusion in startlingly unexpected ways. You are here Home. Den Hengst, H. In assessing our evidence we must often read between the lines, but not all historians were as timid as we might assume. All officers who held positions of sufficient importance became members of the senatorial order, with the title clarissimi, which was also held by the two higher grades. They could not move troops from one part of the empire to another, without the emperor's order, except in case of a very great emergency. On this occasion, the original meaning of a tragedy -moving the audience to compassion and fear -also leads to a sardonic laugh, to pathetic histrionics. You could not be signed in. Courses Browse All Courses. Questioning the prevailing interest in the historian''s life as the key to his work, Dr Kelly evaluates the historiographical function of the vivid and thrilling autobiographical passages. This site uses cookies. Since the surviving eighteen books deal with a period of twenty-five years, from , the seventeenth year of the reign of Constantius II, to the battle of Adrianople, the lost books must have given a brief account of the two hundred and fifty-seven years to which they were devoted. Every other manuscript is copied from the Fuldensis V , four directly FDN and E , and the other nine through F, including Gardthausen's codices mutili P and R , which are copies of V at two removes at least. The Allusive Historian: 4. Kelly wendet hier die Methoden des modernen Intertextualismus an, aus dieser Perspektive definiert er auch den Begriff der allusion S. He had command of the city troops cohortes urbanae and general charge of the policing of the city. Cambridge classical studies. On the other hand, everyone without exception must fear the inexorable action of the goddess and therefore pity 25 Arist. However, there is also a pejorative use of simulacrum that does have the sense of mere imitation or even mockery. Moreover, the meaning of the historical work is deduced not just from the narrated events, but also from the plot -understood as the narrative form used, the syuzhet of Russian Formalists. It is worthy of note that when Montius addresses his audience it is as palatinarum primos scholarum Teitler Edd. Ammianus Marcellinus : The Allusive Historian Read Online The latter was the first to use the Petrinus P , which he thought was written before V came into Italy, from an archetype on a plane with V, and that a copy of V, corrected from M, was the archetype of E and of Accursius' codex. He was appointed for an indefinite period, but because of his great [p. References to the goddess occur outside of literary contexts as well. A still greater improvement was [p. Actual entrance into the audience-chamber was under the direction of a magister admissionum, and a corps of admissionales; in the cases of distinguished applicants for audience the magister admissionum functioned and in very exceptional cases the magister officiorum himself, regularly in the case of women of distinction.