Classical Studies 3906F Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Agathyrsi, Sasanian Empire, Kerch Strait

• School: Western University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: Classical Studies 3906F
• Professor: Alexander Meyer

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Huns: brief history, the huns make their first appearance in the greco-roman record in the year. Ptolemy on the chuni (3. 5. 10: back from the ocean, near the venedicus bay, the veltae dwell, above whom are the. Rhoxolani are the rheucanali and the exobygitae; and between the peucini and the. Pompeius trogus (augustan: compare this to a passage from pompeius trogus describing the scythians, description of the scythians fragment preserved in justin"s 3rd century epitome 2. 11 (cid:498)they do not till fields. They have no home, no roof, no abode [they] range through uncultivated solitudes. They use the skins of wild animals and rodents. (cid:499: very parallel passages, seems to be pretty clear that ammianus marcelinus stole his passage from. Pompeius trogus: so we can start to be suscpet about ammianus marcellinus. Ammianus marcellinus wars, participate in banquets, attend public and private business.