In what language did Ammianus Marcellinus write the "Res gestae"?
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Ammianus Marcellinus was a Roman historian of the late 4th and early 5th centuries who wrote the Res gestae, a history of the Roman Empire from the death of the Emperor Nerva in 98 to the death of Valens in 378. The Res gestae is written in Latin and is one of the most important sources for the history of the Roman Empire in the 4th century.
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