Originally Posted by
Diocle
Thanks for quoting The Siege of Amida! It's still my preferred reading! The siege of Amida is one of the best pages not only of Ammianus' work, but also of the whole Late Roman history! It's like a colossal movie, with gigantic armies, an ancient and exotic location, wonderful landscapes, fantastic characters, innumerable episodes of drama and tragic glory, there's suspance, intrigue, history, psycology, human feelings on both sides, tragic events, action everywhere, it's like a great romance, The Siege of Amida is the PERFECT TALE!