{"product_id":"the-later-roman-empire-paperback-by-ammianus-marcellinus-selected-and-translated-by-walter-hamilton-introduciton-and-notes-by-andrew-wallace-hadrill","title":"The Later Roman Empire Paperback by Ammianus Marcellinus; Selected and Translated by Walter Hamilton; Introduciton and Notes by Andrew Wallace-Hadrill","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                            \n                                \n                                    \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                                    \u003cul\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003ePenguin Classics\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(1986-08-05)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e512\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780140444063\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e351.54\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e7.76 x 5.09 x 0.92\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                                    \u003cbr\u003e\n                                    \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Roman historian chronicles Rome on the brink of collapse\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmmianus 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 rapid and dramatic change, Marcellinus describes an Empire exhausted by excessive taxation, corruption, the financial ruin of the middle classes and the progressive decline in the morale of the army. In this magisterial depiction of the closing decades of the Roman Empire, we can see the seeds of events that were to lead to the fall of the city, just twenty years after Marcellinus' death.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                                    \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                                    \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmmianus Marcellinus\u003c\/b\u003e was the last great Roman historian, continuing the histories of Tacitus from AD 96 down to his own day.  The first thirteen of his thirty-one books are lost: the remainder describe AD 354 - 378. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e Walter Hamilton\u003c\/b\u003e translated Plato's \u003ci\u003eSymposium\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eGorgias\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePhaedrus\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLetters VII and VIII\u003c\/i\u003e for Penguin Classics. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e Andrew Wallace-Hadrill\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Classics at Reading University.  His books include \u003ci\u003eSuetonius: the Scholar and his Caesars\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                                \n                            \n                            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":44900406984865,"sku":"BBSNIJ9780140444063","price":26.59,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9780140444063.jpg?v=1744346949","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/the-later-roman-empire-paperback-by-ammianus-marcellinus-selected-and-translated-by-walter-hamilton-introduciton-and-notes-by-andrew-wallace-hadrill","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}