The geographical digressions in Ammianus Marcellinus’ text have often been neglected with respect to their narrative function. This article explores how Ammianus makes frequent use of geographical descriptions to underline the unity of space and people: for Ammianus, the conquest of a territory must always go along with the subjugation of its natural world.
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