AMMIANUS (Marcellinus), an historian, born at Antioch. He wrote in Latin, an interesting history, of which there are now only 18 books extant. Though a Pagan, he speaks with candour and moderation of the Christian religion, and even praises it: his hero is the emperor Julian. He died about the year 390. The best edition of his history is that of Grenovius, in 1693.