Abstract:
In this article, I’d like to analyze the books XXIII-XXV of Ammianus Marcellinus’ Res Gestae, about the crucial moments of the war between Romans and Persians. At the same time, I intend to understand Julian’s death in the battle against these enemies. This style is a part of the bellum gender, illustrated by Sallustius (86-35 BC) and Iulius Caesar (100-44 BC). It’s also included in the imperial biography style, whose development occurred until the Late Antiquity. I’ll interpret the episodes that happened before and after the death of the Emperor Julian in the vision of this military writer. This text will be based in the methodology of the History of Emotions. In this way, I want to stand out sentiments like fear and courage that blend together in the course of the narrative.
Keywords:
History; Omens; Death; Julian
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Fonte: WOLFF, Catherine. La campagne de Julien en Perse, 363 apr.J.-C. Clermont-Ferrand: Les Éditions Maison, 2010.
Fonte: DODGEON, MICHAEL H.; LIEU, SAMUEL N. C. The Roman Eastern frontier and the Persian wars AD 226-363. London; New York: Routledge, 1991, p. 203.