In 353, Ammianus Marcellinus was attached to the command of Ursicinus at his headquarters in Nisibis. He was recalled from Nisibis in 354 by the Caesar Constantius Gallus to take part in the investigation of treason in Antioch.
When, in 355, Claudius Silvanus revolted against Emperor Constantius II in Gaul, Ursicinus was sent to him with a letter of recall by Constantius. However, Ursicinus had Silvanus killed and took his place.
Ursicinus was dismissed after the destruction of Amida (Diyarbakır, Turkey) in 359,, for which he was officially blamed.
The Roman historian Ammianus Marcellinus revered Ursicinus, and his account is greatly biased towards him.
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In 353, Ammianus Marcellinus was attached to the command of Ursicinus at his headquarters in Nisibis. He was recalled from Nisibis in 354 by the Caesar Constantius Gallus to take part in the investigation of treason in Antioch.
When, in 355, Claudius Silvanus revolted against Emperor Constantius II in Gaul, Ursicinus was sent to him with a letter of recall by Constantius. However, Ursicinus had Silvanus killed and took his place.
Ursicinus was dismissed after the destruction of Amida (Diyarbakır, Turkey) in 359,, for which he was officially blamed.
The Roman historian Ammianus Marcellinus revered Ursicinus, and his account is greatly biased towards him.
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