AMMIANUS MARCELLINUS 3 Volume Set

3 Volume Set from the Loeb Classical Library. Red cloth covers with gold lettering and bands on spine and emblem on front cover which are all bright. All dj's are in protective mylar covers. Volume 1 582 pages. Covers exhibit light wear to bottom edges, corners and spine end. Very light soiling to page ends. Fold out map in back of the book is in fine condition. Dj has small chips on corners and upper edge of spine. Volume II 683 pages. Light wear to bottom corners, edges and spine end. Fold-out map in back of book is in fine condition. Dj has small chips on corners, spine ends and hinges. Light shelf wear and soiling to covers. Volume III covers exhibit light wear on corners. Fold out map in back of book is in fine condition. DJ has small tears and chips on corners, edges and spine ends. Wear to hinges. Moderate shelf wear and soiling to the back cover. All volumes have tight hinges and clean and unmarked. text. Marcellinus was a noble Greek of Antioch who joined the Army when he was quite young. When his military life was done he settled in Rome and wrote in Latin a history of the Roman empire in the period A.D. 96-A.D. 378. Only 31 books covering A.D. 353-378 survive. They are a accurate and impartial record of his own times. "He includes economic and social affairs. We get from him clear indications of the fall of the Roman empire." All books are individually examined and described. Never ex-library unless explicitly described as such.…