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Agricola, Germany, and the Dialogue of Orators
Tacitus
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Description for Agricola, Germany, and the Dialogue of Orators
Paperback. Presents the University of Oklahoma Press edition of 1991. This work provides translation of these works, introductory essays, chapter summaries, and notes. A bibliography, maps, and an index are included. Translator(s): Benario, Herbert W. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 141 x 8. Weight in Grams: 188.
This volume provides three short works of Tacitus: Agricola--the fullest ancient account of Rome's conquest of Britain and of the public career of a senator in the service of a Roman emperor--Germany, a valuable source on the ancient land and its people, and Dialogue on Orators, an examination in the tradition of Cicero's rhetorical essays of the decline of oratory in Rome's early empire. Together, these works illuminate an important phase in Tacitus' development as Rome's foremost historian.
This volume provides three short works of Tacitus: Agricola--the fullest ancient account of Rome's conquest of Britain and of the public career of a senator in the service of a Roman emperor--Germany, a valuable source on the ancient land and its people, and Dialogue on Orators, an examination in the tradition of Cicero's rhetorical essays of the decline of oratory in Rome's early empire. Together, these works illuminate an important phase in Tacitus' development as Rome's foremost historian.
Product Details
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
136
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Weight
187g
Number of Pages
152
Place of Publication
Cambridge, MA, United States
ISBN
9780872208117
SKU
V9780872208117
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About Tacitus
Herbert W. Benario is Professor Emeritus of Classics, Emory University.
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