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The first part of Book 30 of Ammianus Marcellinus’ Res Gestae is devoted to the military and diplomatic struggle for Armenia between Valens, emperor of the East, and king Sapor II of Persia. The Romans successfully defend their position, until they are forced to deal with the Goths who threaten to cross the Danube border. The second half of Book 30 is dominated by Valentinian I, emperor of the West. Ammianus presents a kaleidoscopic picture of this emperor alternating between admiration for his military qualities and devotion to his duty and bitter criticism of his avarice and cruelty. The account of his death forms the conclusion of Ammianus’ treatment of the history of the western half of the Empire.

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Der Band bietet einen wesentlichen Beitrag fur das Verstandnis des XXX Buches und Ammians insgesamt. Die bibliographische Information ist umfassend, chronologische Probleme werden eingehend erortert und historische und sprachliche Fragen detailliert diskutiert. Die Autoren sind bestrebt, Aufbau, Darstellungstechnik und inhaltliche Gewichtung erkennen zu lassen. Es ware zu wunschen, dass der Kommentar auch entsprechend gebraucht und fur das Verstandnis des Textes in Abhandlungen und Buchern benutzt wurde. Joachim Szidat, Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2016.04.16.

"""Der Band bietet einen wesentlichen Beitrag für das Verständnis des XXX Buches und Ammians insgesamt. Die bibliographische Information ist umfassend, chronologische Probleme werden eingehend erörtert und historische und sprachliche Fragen detailliert diskutiert. Die Autoren sind bestrebt, Aufbau, Darstellungstechnik und inhaltliche Gewichtung erkennen zu lassen. Es wäre zu wünschen, daß der Kommentar auch entsprechend gebraucht und für das Verständnis des Textes in Abhandlungen und Büchern benutzt würde."" Joachim Szidat, Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2016.04.16. ''The penultimate instalment of the commentary on Ammianus Marcellinus follows the well-established mould of the series with detailed line-by-line discussion of philological and historical questions. As usual, the commentary provides a wealth of information and is a good guide to recent scholarship on the various aspects the text touches upon and to the numerous problems posed by the text. Indeed, several conjectures are proposed. The authors should receive praise for their continuing commitment to the project and for offering readers of Ammianus a fixed point of reference to start their own investigations'', Peter van Nuffelen, L'Antiquité Classique 86, 2017."

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Jan den Boeft, Ph.D. (1970) in Latin, Leiden University, is emeritus Professor of Latin at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam and of Hellenistic Religions at Utrecht University. He has published on i.a. Ambrose, Augustine and Erasmus. Jan Willem Drijvers, Ph.D. (1989) in History, University of Groningen, is Senior Lecturer in Ancient History at the University of Groningen. He is author of i.a. Cyril of Jerusalem: Bishop and City (Leiden 2004). Daniël den Hengst is emeritus Professor of Latin at the University of Amsterdam. An anthology of his articles on Late Antique Historiography is Burgersdijk, D.W.P. & Van Waarden, J.A. (eds.) Emperors and Historiography, Brill 2010. Hans Teitler, Ph.D. (1983) in Ancient History, Utrecht University, was formerly Senior Lecturer in Ancient History at Utrecht University. He is the author of Notarii and Exceptores (Amsterdam 1985).

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