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Book The Annals of Tacitus

Download or read book The Annals of Tacitus written by Cornelius Tacitus and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Annals of Tacitus

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  • Author : Tacitus
  • Publisher : Cambridge University Press
  • Release : 2019-08-22
  • ISBN : 9781316606650
  • Pages : 347 pages

Download or read book The Annals of Tacitus written by Tacitus and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-08-22 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Books 5 and 6 of Tacitus' Annals cover the last years of the emperor Tiberius. Although most of Book 5 is lost, Book 6 survives complete and offers a vivid narrative of the increasingly tyrannical princeps, secluded on the island of Capri; the book ends with his death and obituary notice, one of the most celebrated passages of classical literature. The volume presents a new text of Books 5 and 6, restoring the division between them which was proposed by Lipsius, as well as a full commentary on the text, covering textual, literary, linguistic and historical matters. An Appendix discusses 'The Tacitean Tiberius'. The volume rounds off the sequence which began with commentary on Books 1 and 2 of Tacitus' Annals by F. R. D. Goodyear (1972, 1981) and was continued by commentary on Book 3 by A. J. Woodman and R. H. Martin (1996).

Book Tacitus  Annals

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  • Author : Tacitus
  • Publisher : Cambridge University Press
  • Release : 2017-12-28
  • ISBN : 1108378137
  • Pages : 386 pages

Download or read book Tacitus Annals written by Tacitus and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2017-12-28 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tacitus' account of Nero's principate is an extraordinary piece of historical writing. His graphic narrative (including Annals XV) is one of the highlights of the greatest surviving historian of the Roman Empire. It describes how the imperial system survived Nero's flamboyant and hedonistic tenure as emperor, and includes many famous passages, from the Great Fire of Rome in AD 64 to the city-wide party organised by Nero's praetorian prefect, Tigellinus, in Rome. This edition unlocks the difficulties and complexities of this challenging yet popular text for students and instructors alike. It elucidates the historical context of the work and the literary artistry of the author, as well as explaining grammatical difficulties of the Latin for students. It also includes a comprehensive introduction discussing historical, literary and stylistic issues.

Book A Dialogue Concerning Oratory  Or the Causes of Corrupt Eloquence

Download or read book A Dialogue Concerning Oratory Or the Causes of Corrupt Eloquence written by Cornelius Tacitus and published by . This book was released on 2006-09-01 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book A synopsis and summary of the Annals of Tacitus  books i  vi   with intr   notes and index

Download or read book A synopsis and summary of the Annals of Tacitus books i vi with intr notes and index written by George William Gent and published by . This book was released on 1876 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Annals of Imperial Rome

Download or read book The Annals of Imperial Rome written by Tacitus and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 1973-07-26 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tacitus' Annals of Imperial Rome recount the major historical events from the years shortly before the death of Augustus up to the death of Nero in AD 68. With clarity and vivid intensity he describes the reign of terror under the corrupt Tiberius, the great fire of Rome during the time of Nero, and the wars, poisonings, scandals, conspiracies and murders that were part of imperial life. Despite his claim that the Annals were written objectively, Tacitus' account is sharply critical of the emperors' excesses and fearful for the future of Imperial Rome, while also filled with a longing for its past glories.

Book The Annals of Tacitus

Download or read book The Annals of Tacitus written by Cornelius Tacitus and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Top Entrepreneurs and Their Businesses

Download or read book Top Entrepreneurs and Their Businesses written by Robert B. Pile and published by The Oliver Press, Inc.. This book was released on 1993-03-01 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the lives of eight men and one woman, including Sam Walton, L.L. Bean, Walt Disney, and Rose Totino, who built once-small businesses into well-known enterprises.

Book The Histories   The Annals

Download or read book The Histories The Annals written by Tacitus and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2018-11-02 with total page 583 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Histories" is a Roman historical chronicle and it covers the Year of Four Emperors following the downfall of Nero in 68 AD, a year in the history of the Roman Empire in which four emperors ruled in succession: Galba, Otho, Vitellius, and Vespasian. The mode of their accession showed that because imperial power was based on the support of the legions, an emperor could now be chosen not only at Rome, but anywhere in the empire where sufficient legions were amassed. The style of narration is rapid, reflecting the speed of the events. The narrative rhythm leaves no space to slow down or digress. To write effectively in this style, Tacitus had to summarize substantial information from his sources. "The Annals" is a history of the Roman Empire from the death of Augustus to that of Nero, the years AD 14–68, covering the reigns of Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius and Nero. As a senator, Tacitus had access to Acta Senatus, the Roman senate's records, thus providing a solid basis for his work. Along with The Histories, The Annals provide a key source for modern understanding of the history of the Roman Empire during the 1st century AD.

Book The Annals of Tacitus  Volume 1  Annals 1 1 54

Download or read book The Annals of Tacitus Volume 1 Annals 1 1 54 written by Cornelius Tacitus and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first in a four-volume edition of Tacitus Annals 1-6. The Annals are Tacitus' brilliant account of Roman imperial history from the death of Augustus to the death of Nero. Books 1-6 describe the reign of Tiberius. Professor Goodyear's introduction to the series deals concisely with the background to the Annals. He outlines the history of Tacitean scholarship to the present day and shows how Tacitus' historical judgements were sometimes distorted by his preoccupations with style and with the moral function of historical writing. The commentary attends equally to literary, historical and textual questions. There are several appendixes on topics of more specialized interest.

Book The Annals of Tacitus  Books I  VI

Download or read book The Annals of Tacitus Books I VI written by Cornelius Tacitus and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 534 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Annals Of Tacitus

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  • Author : Cornelius Tacitus
  • Publisher : Legare Street Press
  • Release : 2023-07-18
  • ISBN : 9781019713679
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book The Annals Of Tacitus written by Cornelius Tacitus and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Annals of Tacitus includes books I to VI written by Roman historian Cornelius Tacitus. These books present a history of the Roman Empire from the reign of Tiberius to that of Nero, including the reign of Caligula. This book is a must-read for anyone who wants to learn about Roman history. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Book Annales

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  • Author : Cornelius Tacitus
  • Publisher : Cambridge University Press
  • Release : 1989
  • ISBN : 9780521315432
  • Pages : 296 pages

Download or read book Annales written by Cornelius Tacitus and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1989 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Described as the "best that Tacitus ever wrote", the fourth book of his Annals covers the years AD 23-28, when Tacitus noted deterioration in the principate of the emperor Tiberius and the increasingly malign influence of his "evil genius" Sejanus.

Book The Annals of Tacitus

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  • Author : Cornelius Tacitus
  • Publisher : Forgotten Books
  • Release : 2017-12-02
  • ISBN : 9780332360058
  • Pages : 322 pages

Download or read book The Annals of Tacitus written by Cornelius Tacitus and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-02 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Annals of Tacitus: Books I to Vi The works of Tacitus should appeal very strongly to the modern Englishman. The beginnings of English history are to be found in his pages. He was the first great historian who placed on record the gallant but hopeless struggles of the Britons under Boadicea and Caractacus against the irresistible might of Rome and it was his own father-in law, Agricola, whose Life he wrote, who finally achieved the conquest of our island. But there is another reason why Tacitus as an author has a special claim upon the attention of the Englishman of to-day. The spirit of the age with which he dealt was, in many respects, peculiarly modern and it cannot fail to interest, and perhaps to profit, us to compare and con trast the modern Imperialism, under which we live, with the greatest Imperialism of the past. We may learn much from the great artist who painted such vivid, sometimes such lurid, pictures of the period in which he lived, a period which left an indelible impress upon future ages, the period in which the Roman Empire reached the zenith of its power, while already betraying symptoms of the causes which contributed to its fall. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Book The Works of Tacitus  the Oxford Translation  Rev  with Notes

Download or read book The Works of Tacitus the Oxford Translation Rev with Notes written by Cornelius Tacitus and published by Franklin Classics Trade Press. This book was released on 2018-11-09 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Book The Annals of Tacitus  Book 4

Download or read book The Annals of Tacitus Book 4 written by A. J. Woodman and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2018-05-24 with total page 622 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book 4 of Tacitus' Annals, described by Sir Ronald Syme as 'the best that Tacitus ever wrote', covers the years AD 23–28, the pivotal period in the principate of the emperor Tiberius. Under the malign influence of Sejanus, the henchman who duped him and was loaded with honours, Tiberius withdrew to the island of Capri and was never again seen in Rome, where the treason trials engendered an atmosphere of terror. The volume presents a new text of Book 4, as well as a full commentary on the text, covering textual, literary, linguistic and historical matters. The introduction discusses the relationship between Tacitus and Sallust. The volume completes the sequence which began with commentary on Books 1 and 2 of the Annals by F. R. D. Goodyear (1972, 1981) and was continued by commentary on Book 3 by A. J. Woodman and R. H. Martin (1996) and on Books 5-6 by A. J. Woodman (2016).

Book The Complete Works of Tacitus

Download or read book The Complete Works of Tacitus written by Cornelius Tacitus and published by Digireads.com Publishing. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ancient Roman senator and historian Publius Cornelius Tacitus is known throughout Western history as one of the greatest historical writers of the Silver Age of Latin literature. He lived during the first century AD and was the son of a wealthy aristocratic family. Not much is known about his personal life; however, it is clear that both Tacitus and Pliny the Elder were acquaintances and even possibly childhood friends, though there is no substantial evidence to support this. Tacitus studied rhetoric in order to create a career in law and politics. He steadily rose throughout the ranks due to his strong speaking style and oration skills. However, his language skills did not stop with verbal speeches. He was also an accomplished writer who focused on the history of the Roman Empire. He created five works, "The Annals," "The Histories," "The Agricola," "The Germania," and "A Dialogue on Oratory." His works delve deep into the facts as he knew them, rarely ever embellishing history to create a story. He also stayed true to chronological order and laid history out in visible steps. It is also notable that Tacitus knew that his fellow politicians were corrupt; he believed that they gave up their strong voice in order to please a usually corrupt emperor. These five great works are brought together in this collection of "The Complete Works of Tacitus."