Tacitus by Rhiannon Ash

Tacitus by Rhiannon Ash

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 biting creativity is best known to us through his historical narratives. The Histories ruthlessly depicts the disastrous civil wars which exploded in AD 68-9, while the Annals chillingly documents the murky principates of the Julio-Claudian emperors from Tiberius to Nero. Tacitus is driven throughout by a desire to reveal escalating corruption and selfish ambitions and to demonstrate how and why such a debased world evolved after the death of Augustus. This book sets Tacitus clearly in context, surveying all his works and clarifying the traditions of ancient writing that informed and shaped his narratives. It also traces how his works have been used and abused in subsequent eras.

Rhiannon Ash is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Greek and Latin, University College London.

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ISBN 13	9781853996870
ISBN 10	1853996874
Title	Tacitus
Author	Rhiannon Ash
Series	Ancients In Action
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Bristol Classical Press
Year published	2007-01-01
Number of pages	144
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