TY  - BOOK
AU  - Boeft,J.den
AU  - Drijvers,Jan Willem
AU  - Hengst,Daniël den
AU  - Teitler,H.C.
TI  - Philological and Historical Commentary on Ammianus Marcellinus XXIX
SN  - 9789004267879
AV  - PA6205 .P477 2014
U1  - 937/.08 23
PY  - 2014///
CY  - Leiden, Boston
PB  - Brill
KW  - Ammianus Marcellinus.
KW  - Rome
KW  - History
KW  - Historiography
KW  - Empire, 284-476
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Front Matter; J. den Boeft , J.W. Drijvers , D. den Hengst and H.C. Teitler --; Chapter 1; J. den Boeft , J.W. Drijvers , D. den Hengst and H.C. Teitler --; Chapter 2; J. den Boeft , J.W. Drijvers , D. den Hengst and H.C. Teitler --; Chapter 3; J. den Boeft , J.W. Drijvers , D. den Hengst and H.C. Teitler --; Chapter 4; J. den Boeft , J.W. Drijvers , D. den Hengst and H.C. Teitler --; Chapter 5; J. den Boeft , J.W. Drijvers , D. den Hengst and H.C. Teitler --; Chapter 6; J. den Boeft , J.W. Drijvers , D. den Hengst and H.C. Teitler --; Bibiliography; J. den Boeft , J.W. Drijvers , D. den Hengst and H.C. Teitler --; Indices; J. den Boeft , J.W. Drijvers , D. den Hengst and H.C. Teitler --; Maps; J. den Boeft , J.W. Drijvers , D. den Hengst and H.C. Teitler; Available to subscribing member institutions only
N2  - Book 29 opens with the judicial terror in Antioch following the discovery of a plot against the emperor in the East, Valens, who played an active role in hunting down and executing the culprits. The account of these internal troubles is balanced by two long chapters at the end of the book dealing with warfare in Africa and Central Europe. The general Theodosius mercilessly crushed the revolt of the Moorish prince Firmus, while the emperor in the West, Valentinian, had to deal with violent invasions of the Quadi and the Sarmatians. The two central chapters are devoted to different aspects of Valentinian’s character, his cruelty on the one hand, his diligence in reinforcing the border defenses on the other
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004267879
ER  -