Ammianus Marcellinus was born on 330[1] in Antioch[2]. He died on 395[3] in Rome[4]. He worked as a historian[5], writer[6], military personnel[7], and military officer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,248 views/month, #7,072 of 1,000,298).[9]
Described by source: Encyclopedic Lexicon[28], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[29], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[30], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[31], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[32], Orthodox Theological Encyclopedia[33], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[34], Pauly–Wissowa[35], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[36], Kościelna encyclopedia[37], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[38], Orgelbrand's Universal Encyclopedia[39], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[40], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[41]
Languages spoken, written or signed: Latin[42], Ancient Greek[43]
Why It Matters
Ammianus Marcellinus has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] He is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]
Works attributed to him include Roman History[46], a literary work[47], founded in 0380[48].
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