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Annals

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Description for Annals Hardcover. Tacitus (c. 55 c. 120 CE), renowned for concision and psychology, is paramount as a historian of the early Roman empire. What survives of "Histories" covers the dramatic years 69 70. What survives of "Annals" tells an often terrible tale of 14 28, 31 37, and, partially, 47 66. Translator(s): Jackson, J. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 430 pages, 1M. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 162 x 114 x 23. Weight in Grams: 316.
Tacitus (Cornelius), famous Roman historian, was born in 55, 56 or 57 CE and lived to about 120. He became an orator, married in 77 a daughter of Julius Agricola before Agricola went to Britain, was quaestor in 81 or 82, a senator under the Flavian emperors, and a praetor in 88. After four years' absence he experienced the terrors of Emperor Domitian's last years and turned to historical writing. He was a consul in 97. Close friend of the younger Pliny, with him he successfully prosecuted Marius Priscus. Works: (i) Life and Character of Agricola, ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Loeb
Number of pages
430
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1937
Series
Loeb Classical Library
Condition
New
Weight
316g
Number of Pages
430
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674993457
SKU
V9780674993457
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About Tacitus
John Jackson (1881-1952) made time for translations and text-critical studies while working on the family farm at Caldbeck in Cumberland.

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