The Annals of Imperial Rome
by:
Tacitus (author)
Michael Grant (author)
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...
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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.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780140440607 (0140440607)
ASIN: 140440607
Publish date: 1996
Publisher: Penguin
Pages no: 455
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Non Fiction,
Biography,
History,
Academic,
School,
Humanities,
Literature,
Roman,
Ancient,
World History,
Classical Studies
Augustus might have established the Principate, but it was up to his successors to continue it and prevent Rome from once against descending into civil war. Tacitus in The Annals of Imperial Rome, the reigns of the Caesars from Tiberius to the death of Nero which would lead to the events in the wri...
As I was reading this for the second time I simply could not believe how brutal this piece of literature was, and what is more impressive is that it is based on real life events. It is authors like Tacitus that make me want to throw modern historical fiction into the fire place. In fact he is the on...
I did this for A-level Latin, and I swear if I ever have to read Tacitus again I may scream. In translation: A lot of politics, and battles and gory deaths (mainly suicides), with a few nuggets like Agrippina's scheming.In original Latin: Godawful. Tacitus is a horrible author to translate: his sent...
A friend of mine who teaches Latin for a living says it was this book (and Suetonius' The Twelves Caesars) that led to her fascination with things Roman and a change in her concentration. I wasn't hugely enamored at first. As our initial conversation went: Me: Well, so far this isn't five star love...
It took me a while to read, but it's a very interesting book. Not surprisingly, the author presupposed his audience would have a working knowledge of Roman history and politics, so it helps to have a survey history(or the Internet) handy while reading. I found it fascinating and sometimes a little u...
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