Amiannus Markellinus and the Arabian Peninsula - Abdullah Al-Abd Al-Jabbar

It reviews the life of Ammianus Marcellinus who lived in the 4th century AD, and left us a book that represents a record of the achievements of the Roman emperors starting with Emperor Nerva near the end of the 1st century AD, and ending with the era of Emperor Valens near the end of the 4th century. And from the part of this book that has reached us, which is about the years 353-378 AD, we learn about the events of conflicts and confrontations that took place between the Sassanian Persians and the Byzantine emperors in the region of Mesopotamia and the Levant. Ammianus' writings in this part are characterized by accuracy; because he was a contemporary of the events he writes about, and because he participated in the campaigns sent by the Byzantines to confront the Sassanian advance in the region, as is evident from his description of the siege of the city of Amed/Amida.