Historical Figures and Locations in Ammianus Marcellinus's Roman History

Person or Group	Rank or Title	Province or Region	Associated City	Notable Actions or Events	Historical Date (Inferred)	Source
Emperor Constantius	Augustus	Gaul	Arles	Passed the winter in Arles; celebrated the thirtieth year of his reign; practiced cruelty against adherents of Magnentius; promoted the rise of Julian to Cæsar.	0353	1
Cæsar Gallus	Cæsar	The East	Antioch	Exceeded the bounds of his power with preposterous violence; committed manifold atrocities; raised to the highest rank from a depth of misery.	0353	1
Julian	Cæsar	Gaul	Paris	Raised to the rank of Cæsar; pacified Gaul; defeated the Allemanni at Strasburg; recovered Cologne; established just taxation.	0355	1
Constantina	Queen	The East	Antioch	Wife of Gallus; stimulated her husband's savage temper; instigated the death of Clematius.	0353	1
Thalassius	Prefect of the palace	The East	Antioch	Opposed Gallus with untimely reproof, exciting him to further frenzy; informed Emperor Constantius of Gallus's actions.	0353	1
Domitianus	Prefect	The East	Antioch	Sent to exhort Gallus to repair to Italy; treated Gallus with contempt; dragged through the streets and thrown into the river by soldiers.	0354	1
Honoratus	Count-governor of the East	The East	Antioch	Carried out the fatal warrant against Clematius; later resisted Gallus's order to put principal persons of Antioch to death.	0353	1
Montius	Quæstor	The East	Antioch	Counseled moderation against the arrest of Domitianus; accused of rebellion by Gallus; dragged by soldiers and killed.	0354	1
Nebridius	Count of the East	The East	Antioch	Ordered to collect a military force to deliver Seleucia from the Isaurian peril.	0353	1
Orfitus	Prefect of the City	Italy	Rome	Governed Rome with insolence beyond his dignity; dealt with formidable seditions regarding the scarcity of wine.	0353	1
Theophilus	Governor of Syria	Syria	Antioch	Blamed by Gallus for a grain scarcity; torn to pieces by a mob urged by hunger and frenzy.	0354	1
Serenianus	Duke of Phœnicia	Phœnicia	Celse	Accused of treason for consulting an enchanted cap to predict if he would gain the empire; later acquitted by intrigue.	0354	1
Isaurians	Barbarian tribe	Isauria	Iconium	Broke out in formidable war; plundered crews on the coast of Cyprus; ravaged Lycaonia and Pamphylia; besieged Seleucia.	0353	1
Allemanni	Barbarian confederation	Germany	Strasburg	Invaded Gaul; defeated by Julian at the battle of Strasburg; their kings Gundomadus and Vadomarius initially sued for peace.	0357	1
Paulus	Secretary (The Chain)	Britain	Not in source	Sent to Britain to arrest officers who favored Magnentius; practiced manifold slaughter and destruction; attacked Martinus.	0353	1
Martinus	Deputy Governor	Britain	Not in source	Endeavored to protect innocent men from Paulus; attacked Paulus with a sword and then committed suicide.	0353	1
Clematius	Noble citizen	Egypt	Alexandria	Put to death without being permitted to say a word in his defence by a warrant sent to Honoratus.	0353	1
Castucius	Count	Isauria	Seleucia	Defended the metropolis of Seleucia against the Isaurian banditti.	0353	1
Nohodares	Persian Noble	Mesopotamia	Batne	Appointed to invade Mesopotamia; devised a plan to attack a fair in Anthemusia; betrayed by his own men.	0353	1

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