Cornelius Tacitus Libri

Le prime due monografie storiche di Tacito sono "Agricola" e "Germania": una commossa biografia del suocero caduto vittima della gelosia di Domiziano, la prima; una ricca e rigorosa descrizione etnico-geografica di popoli e luoghi tra il Danubio e il Reno la seconda, arricchita da intenti etico-politici. Nel "Dialogo sull'oratoria" si confronta l'eloquenza del passato con quella contemporanea e si individuano le cause della decadenza dell'oratoria nella mancanza di libertà civili e nella degenerazione politica e sociale di Roma

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In AD 68, Nero's suicide marked the end of the first dynasty of imperial Rome. The following year was one of drama and danger, with four emperors—Galba, Otho, Vitellius, and Vespasian—emerging in succession. Based on authoritative sources, The Histories vividly recounts the details of the "long but single year" of revolution that brought the Roman empire to the brink of collapse.

"Cornelius Tacitus, Rome's greatest historian and the last major writer of classical Latin prose, produced his first two books in AD 98. He was inspired to take up his pen when the assassination of Domitian ended 'fifteen years of enforced silence'. These first products were brief: the biography of his late father-in-law Julius Agricola and an account of Rome's most dangerous enemies, the Germans. As governor for seven years, Agricola had completed the conquest of Britain and much of Tacitus' biography is devoted to the country and its people. Germany is the only surviving specimen from the ancient world of an ethnographic study. Each of these early works has had immense influence on our perception of Rome and the northern 'barbarians'." "This newly translated edition reflects recent research in Roman-British and Roman-German history, including recently discovered evidence on Tacitus' early career."--Jacket

Chariot-racer, poet, performer and reveller Nero dominated Rome during his erratic and divisive reign. He was the murderer of, among many others, his own mother, brother and wife, but the plot to kill him, supported by Roman officers and philosophers alike, foundered in yet more bloodshed, including the death of Seneca. Tacitus' lively account of the politics and figures of the time, and of the fire that consumed much of Rome in AD 64, is taken from The Annals of Imperial Rome, translated by Michael Grant.

Exploring the lands and customs of Germanic tribes, Germania provides insights into their unique laws and societal structures. In contrast, Agricola focuses on the life of Gnaeus Julius Agricola, a notable Roman general and Governor of Britain, highlighting his military achievements and governance. Together, these works offer a rich perspective on the interactions between Roman and Germanic cultures during ancient times.