Fortuna y fatum: la contingencia en el desarrollo de la historia según Amiano Marcelino
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For Ammianus one should always take into account an indeterminate element of chance in historical development. It would explain in itself historical reality. This way, chance would appear associated to a higher power, Fortune as divine guide, in itself an arbiter of human actions. Finally, fatum as fate usually appears as hostile to human enterprises, its positive influx being very limited.Downloads
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2008-02-08
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Santos Yanguas N. (2008). Fortuna y fatum: la contingencia en el desarrollo de la historia según Amiano Marcelino. Cuadernos de Filología Clásica. Estudios Latinos, 27(2), 93-105. https://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/CFCL/article/view/CFCL0707330093A
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