biography
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Ammianus Marcellinus
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pronunciation:
[amiahnus mah(r)selee<
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (c.330–90)
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| biography:
| Roman historian, born of Greek parents in Antioch, S Turkey (formerly Syria). He wrote in Latin a history of the Roman Empire from AD 98 in 31 books, of which only the last 18 are extant. His work was therefore a continuation of that of Tacitus. |
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