The Annals and The Histories (Tacitus)
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The Annals and The Histories (Tacitus) by Cornelius Tacitus Alfred John Church William Jackson Brodribb
Cornelius Tacitus brilliantly chronicles the moral decline and rampant civil unrest in the Roman Empire in a period when the earliest foundations of modern Europe were being laid. The Annals commence in a.d. 14, at the death of Augustus, recounting the reigns of Tiberius, Gaius (Caligula), Claudius, and Nero, and conclude in a.d. 68, the year of Nero's suicide. The Histories document the tumultuous year a.d. 69, when Emperors Galba, Otho, and Vitellius all perished in quick succession, ushering in Vespasian's ten-year reign. According to historian Will Durant, [We must] rank Tacitus among the greatest. . . . The portraits he draws stand out more clearly, stride the stage more livingly than any others in historical literature. This Modern Library Paperback Classic includes newly commissioned endnotes.| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780760770221 |
| ISBN 10 | 0760770220 |
| Title | The Annals and The Histories (Tacitus) |
| Author | Cornelius-Tacitus-Alfred-John-Church-William-Jackson-Brodribb |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Barnes and Noble Books |
| Year published | 2005-01-01 |
| Number of pages | 0 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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