Ammianus

American  

[am-ee-ey-nuhs] / ˌæm iˈeɪ nəs /

noun

1. Marcellinus a.d. c325–c398, Roman historian.

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Example Sentences

There have been many such books, from Ammianus Marcellinus’s “Res Gestae” in the 4th century to H.C.

From Washington Post • Aug. 9, 2022

In the final days of Rome, the historian Ammianus Marcellinus noted, "The modern nobles measure their rank and consequence according to the loftiness of their chariots."

From Time Magazine Archive

So Ammianus; but Zonaras in his Greek account of the event calls it the day of the Saviour’s Birth.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" by Various

The historian Ammianus Marcellinus, who took part in the defence, gives a detailed account of it.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" by Various

Ammianus also informs us that the Magians handed down their doctrines to later times, each by his descendants.

From The History of Antiquity Vol. V. by Duncker, Max