ENGLISHLATIN

The Annals of Imperial Rome

By Cornelius Tacitus; Michael Grant

Book information

Publisher
Penguin Books
Year
1996
ISBN
9780141904795, 0141904798, 9781101488546, 1101488549
Language
englishlatin
Format
EPUB
Filesize
4 MB (4151086 bytes)
Series
Penguin Classics
Edition
Rev. ed.
Pages
464\0
Topic
History
Time added
2016-05-21 23:54:51
30 B C -68 A D;Rome (Empire)Rome -- History -- Julio-Claudians

Description

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.  Read more...

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