The greatest of Roman historians, Publius Cornelius Tacitus (56-117 CE) studied rhetoric in Rome. His rhetorical and oratorical gifts are evident throughout his most substantial works, the incomplete but still remarkable Annals and Histories. In concise and concentrated prose, marked by sometimes bi[...]

The emperor Nero is etched into the Western imagination as one of ancient Rome?s most infamous villains, and Tacitus? Annals have played a central role in shaping the mainstream historiographical understanding of this flamboyant autocrat. This section of the text plunges us straight into the moral c[...]

Includes a comprehensive introduction to the life of Tacitus and his style as a historian and writer.With notes and a vocabulary.[...]

A historical-archaeological and linguistic commentary of Tacitus's"Germania." Updated to include the findings of archaeologicalinvestigation over the century, it serves to lift the veil thatshrouded the pre-history of the Germanic peoples and the process oftheir expansion over central Europe.[...]

This series of short incisive books introduces major figures of the ancient world to the modern general reader, including the essentials of each subject's life, works, and significance for later western civilisation. Tacitus is arguably the most significant writer of the Roman imperial period. His b[...]

Et corruptissima re publica plurimae leges Ein Schriftsteller, der vor fast zweitausend Jahren mit einem halben Dutzend Worten die grassierende Verrechtlichung zum Gradmesser der Verdorbenheit eines Gemeinwesens zu machen vermochte, verdient nicht nur einer der gr ten Stilisten der Weltliteratur ge[...]

Cicero, Quintilian og Tacticus, tre av dei fremste retorikarane frå det gamle Roma, drøftar her spørsmål om språkleg påverknad og tek opp filosofiske problemstillingar.[...]

Kuuluisan muinaisen historiankirjoittajan vangitseva kansanhistoriallinen teos Germanian kansasta Rooman valtakunnan kulta-ajoilta K.J. Hidénin suomennoksena vuodelta 1904.[...]