Who was Ammianus Marcellinus? What words and phrases does Ammianus use to describe the Huns?
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1)Who was Ammianus Marcellinus? He was a Roman historian back in the 380 CE
2) What words and phrases does Ammianus use to describe the Huns? Ammianus uses the phrases like, “wild”, “savage”, “compact”, “sturdy limbs”, and “thick necks” to describe the Huns.
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Ammianus Marcellinus, a Roman soldier, and historian is credited with penning the penultimate significant historical work to have survived from antiquity. The stories about the Huns that Ammianus Marcellinus told are what made him famous.
Roman biases against strange tribes were everywhere in his descriptions. His vocabulary for the Huns included terms like "savage," "wild," "thick necks," and "sturdy limbs."
Almost wedded to their horses, he claimed, Huns had no monarchs, no religion, and no organized government. However, his descriptions of Hunnic war strategies revealed the ferocity of their combat.
The Huns were fast and unanticipated, according to Ammianus. They could shoot arrows from a distance, at a gallop, and "with remarkable skill," he added, making them the "most fearsome of warriors."
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