BIOGRAPHY

Crump, Gary A. “The Historian's Use of Geography.” In Ammianus Marcellinus as a Military Historian, pp. 35-43. Wiesbaden, Germany: Franz Steiner Verlag, 1975.

Explains how Ammianus supports his historical accounts by incorporating pertinent geographical information.

Matthews, John. The Roman Empire of Ammianus. Baltimore, Md.: John Hopkins University Press, 1989, 608 p.

Acclaimed critical biography.

CRITICISM

Fornara, Charles W. “The Prefaces of Ammianus Marcellinus.” In Cabinet of the Muses: Essays on Classical and Comparative Literature in Honor of Thomas G. Rosenmeyer, edited by Mark Griffith and Donald J. Mastronarde, pp. 163-72. Atlanta, Ga.: Scholars Press, 1990.

Analyzes Ammianus's prefatory remarks to his historical writings.

Syme, Ronald. Ammianus and the Historia Augusta. The Clarendon Press, England: Oxford Univerity Press, 1968, 237 p.

Detailed study of the historical context, writing, and main themes of the Historia Augusta.

Additional coverage of Ammianus Marcellinus's life and career is contained in the following sources published by the Gale Group: Ancient Writers, Vol. 2 and Dictionary of Literary Biography, Vol. 211.