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Philological and Historical Commentary on Ammianus Marcellinus XXX Thetitlespublishedinthisseriesarelistedatbrill.com/am Philological and Historical Commentary on Ammianus Marcellinus XXX By J.denBoeft J.W.Drijvers D.denHengst H.C.Teitler LEIDEN•BOSTON 2015 LibraryofCongressCataloging-in-PublicationData PhilologicalandhistoricalcommentaryonAmmianusMarcellinusXXX/byJ.denBoeft,J.W. Drijvers,D.denHengst,H.C.Teitler. pagescm Includesbibliographicalreferencesandindex. ISBN978-90-04-29995-5(hardback:alk.paper)–ISBN978-90-04-30092-7(e-book)1. AmmianusMarcellinus.Rerumgestarumlibri.2.Rome–History–Empire,284-476–Historiography. I.Boeft,J.den,author.II.Drijvers,JanWillem,author.III.Hengst,Daniëlden,author.IV.Teitler,H. C.,author. PA6205.P4782015 937'.08–dc23 2015023018 Thispublicationhasbeentypesetinthemultilingual“Brill”typeface.Withover5,100characters coveringLatin,IPA,Greek,andCyrillic,thistypefaceisespeciallysuitableforuseinthehumanities. 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CONTENTS Preface.................................................................. vii Introduction............................................................ ix Chronology ............................................................. xiii Legenda.................................................................xvii CommentaryonChapter1.............................................. 1 CommentaryonChapter2 ............................................. 31 CommentaryonChapter3 ............................................. 47 CommentaryonChapter4 ............................................. 59 CommentaryonChapter5 ............................................. 101 CommentaryonChapter6 ............................................. 139 CommentaryonChapter7 ............................................. 149 CommentaryonChapter8 ............................................. 163 CommentaryonChapter9 ............................................. 183 CommentaryonChapter10............................................. 195 Bibliography ............................................................ 209 Indices.................................................................. 233 Maps.................................................................... 259 PREFACE Book30oftheResGestaeisthefifthbookaboutthereignsofthePanno- nianemperorsValentinianIandValens.Justashedidinthepreviousbooks Ammianusalternatesbetweenaffairsintheeasternandthewesternparts oftheempire.However,thisbookbringsthesystematicaccountofeventsin theWesttoanendwiththedeathofValentinianIandthesubsequentnom- inationofhisinfantsonValentinianIIasAugustus.Amplespaceisreserved for the necrology of Valentinian. A large part of the book is taken up by a satirical description of the administration of justice, or rather injustice, underValens.AmmianusalsodealsextensivelywiththeaffairsinArmenia andValens’diplomaticexchangeswiththePersians,aswellaswithValen- tinian’sdealingswiththeSarmataeandQuadiinPannoniaandValeriaafter hehadpacifiedtheAlamannickingMacrianus. Wethankfriendsandcolleaguesfortheirhelpandadvice,Inesvande Wetering for the correction of our English, and the staff of the Fondation Hardt at Vandoeuvres where one of us enjoyed fruitful periods of study. ThanksarealsoduetoRaphaelBrendelforhisbibliographicalsuggestions and to Erik Goosmann who gave the drafts of the maps their final form. As usual our publisher Koninklijke Brill prepared the publication of this volumewithprofessionalcareanddedication. J.denBoeft J.W.Drijvers D.denHengst H.C.Teitler INTRODUCTION Book30offersthereaderavarietyofeventsandsituationsindifferentparts oftheRomanEmpire.Atfirstsightthereseemstobelittlecohesionbetween therespectivereports,butwhenseeninawiderperspectivethecontoursof achangingworldbecomevisible. The book opens with two chapters in which developments in faraway Armenia and Hiberia are described. The first of these is devoted to the adventuresoftheArmeniankingPapa.BoththePersiansandtheRomans soughtanalliancewiththiscapriciousandcleverman.TheRomansseemed tosucceed,buttheemperorValensregardedPapaasunreliable,asuspicion supported by Armenian sources. For this reason he was murdered during a banquet to which he had been invited by the Roman general Traianus. Ammianuscondemnsthisscandalousviolationoftherulesofhospitalityin nouncertainterms. ThemurdershowsthattheemperorValensandhisstaffwereconvinced thatthepoweroftheRomanEmpireintheEastshouldremainunimpaired. Thisconvictioncontinuesinthesecondchapter,inwhichalong-standing enemyofRome,thePersiankingSapor,entersthescene.Hewantstochange theconditionsofthepeacesettlementof363withtheemperorJovianand to get direct control over Armenia and/or Hiberia. Understandably, this was unacceptable to the Romans, as was made clear to the king through diplomaticchannels. DuringthewholeofthisaffairtheRomanauthoritiesthoughttheywere infullcontrolofthesituation,bothmilitarilyanddiplomatically.Thenall ofasuddentherewasaseachange:theRomanforcesintheEasthadtobe transferredtoThracia,inordertoputastoptotheinvasionstotiusGothiae, averystrongphrase,themoresobecausethisistheonlyinstanceintheRes Gestaeof‘Gothia’denotingtheGothsasonepeople. In the third chapter the attention of the reader is directed westward wheretheemperorValentinianwasactivelyengagedinstrengtheningthe limesinGaul,topreventinvasionsintoRomanterritory.Duringtheseactiv- itieshereceivedareportaboutthebarbarianinvasionsintoIllyricum,which hestudiedverycarefullybeforesendinganofficialtocollectfurtherinfor- mation.Havinggatheredandanalyzedallthefactsheconcludedthatimme- diateactionagainsttheinvaderswasvital,atypicalreactionofamilitary professional.Inthiscase,however,Valentinian’sstaffstrongly,andsuccess-
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