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Quotation from The Roman History by Ammianus Marcellinus
“Thus have I, a Greek by birth, and formerly a soldier, related all the events from the accession of Nerva to the death of Valens, to the best of my abilities; professing above all things to tell the truth, which, as I believe, I have never knowingly perverted, either by silence or by falsehood.”
The Roman History, Book XXXI, ch. 16.9, trans. C. D. Yonge (1862)
The closing epilogue, in which Ammianus states his identity, his scope and his claim to truthfulness.
Citation: "Thus have I, a Greek by birth, and formerly a soldier, related all the events from the accession of Nerva to the death of Valens, to the best of my abilities; professing above all things to tell the truth, which, as I believe, I have never knowingly perverted, either by silence or by falsehood." — Ammianus Marcellinus, The Roman History, Book XXXI, ch. 16.9, trans. C. D. Yonge (1862). (id ammianus-marcellinus-roman-history-q1)
Portrait: Ammianus Marcellinus 1533, Title page of the 1533 Augsburg edition, Public domain.
