Gibbon's Guides: The Scholarly Reception of Ammianus Marcellinus and Procopius of Caesarea After the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Author

Sarah J. Murtaugh, Scripps CollegeFollow

Graduation Year

Fall 2012

Document Type

Open Access Senior Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Arts

Department

Classical Studies

Reader 1

Shane Bjornlie

Reader 2

Ellen Finkelpearl

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© 2012 Sarh J. Murtaugh

Abstract

This thesis explores the influence of Edward Gibbon's History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire on modern scholarship about two ancient Roman historians, Ammianus Marcellinus and Procopius of Caesarea. It reveals that Gibbon's way of thinking about these historians, whom he referred to as his "guides," continues to shape scholarly discourse about them.

Recommended Citation

Murtaugh, Sarah J., "Gibbon's Guides: The Scholarly Reception of Ammianus Marcellinus and Procopius of Caesarea After the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire" (2012). Scripps Senior Theses. 156.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/156