A NEW TEXT OF AMMIANUS

The scale and ambition of Giovanni Viansino's Italian rendering of Ammianus's "Res Gestae" are larger than those which have preceded them: a long introduction of 130 pages, an enormous amount of bibliographic material, notes on the constitution of the text, and a "commento&q...

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Published in:The Classical review 2003-04, Vol.53 (1), p.108-110
Main Author: Boeft, J. Den
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:The scale and ambition of Giovanni Viansino's Italian rendering of Ammianus's "Res Gestae" are larger than those which have preceded them: a long introduction of 130 pages, an enormous amount of bibliographic material, notes on the constitution of the text, and a "commento" at the end of each book. A competent and affectionate familiarity with the language and the contents of the text, impressive learning, and some remarkable idiosyncrasies are the hallmark of these two volumes.
ISSN:0009-840X
1464-3561
DOI:10.1093/cr/53.1.108