Ammianus Marcelinus and the construction of identity in the accounts of the Military Emperors: Julian, Jovian and Valentinian I (A.D. 361-375)

This paper discusses some passages of the great historian of the fourth century AD Ammianus Marcellinus to analyze the process of integration of Germanic groups in the Late Roman army and their participation in the choice of various emperors of the period. This evidence helps to prove that it is pos...

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Autores principales: de Carvalho, Margarida Maria, Campos Gonçalves, Bruna
Formato: Artículo revista
Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Centro de Estudios Históricos Profesor Carlos S. A. Segreti 2012
Materias:
cultural identity
Ammianus Marcellinus
Late Roman Army
Late Roman Empire
identidad cultural
Amiano Marcelino
ejército romano tardío
Bajo Imperio Romano
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/anuarioceh/article/view/22698
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Anuario del Centro de Estudios Históricos Profesor Carlos S. A. Segreti de Universidad Nacional de Córdoba
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Sumario:This paper discusses some passages of the great historian of the fourth century AD Ammianus Marcellinus to analyze the process of integration of Germanic groups in the Late Roman army and their participation in the choice of various emperors of the period. This evidence helps to prove that it is possible to recognize many signs of plural and complex identities within the army and that there were no sharp ethnic and cultural boundaries among the members of the troops.

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