Ammianus Marcellinus: The Later Roman Empire (A.D. 354-378)

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Ammianus Marcellinus: The Later Roman Empire (A.D. 354-378)Penguin Classics Ammianus Marcellinus was the last great Roman historian, and his writings rank alongside those of Livy and Tacitus. The Later Roman Empire chronicles a period of twenty five years during Marcellinus' own lifetime, covering the reigns of Constantius, Julian, Jovian, Valentinian I, and Valens, and providing eyewitness accounts of significant military events including the Battle of Strasbourg and the Goth's Revolt. Portraying a time of

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