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  Agricola and Germania (Penguin Classics) (Paperback) By (author) Tacitus, Introduction by H. Mattingly, Translated by H. Mattingly

  

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  Short Description for Agricola and Germania Presents a portrait of Julius Agricola - the most famous governor of Roman Britain and Tacitus' well-loved and respected father-in-law. This title offers fascinating descriptions of the geography, climate and people of the country, and an account of the early stages of the Roman occupation of Britain.
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  • Publisher: PENGUIN CLASSICS
  • Published: 30 March 2010
  • Format: Paperback 176 pages
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  • Categories: British & Irish History | Ancient History: To C 500 CE | Classical History / Classical Civilisation | Military History
  • ISBN 13: 9780140455403 ISBN 10: 014045540X
  • Sales rank: 69,610

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• "The Agricola" is both a portrait of Julius Agricola - the most famous governor of Roman Britain and Tacitus' well-loved and respected father-in-law - and the first detailed account of Britain that has come down to us. It offers fascinating descriptions of the geography, climate and peoples of the country, and a succinct account of the early stages of the Roman occupation, nearly fatally undermined by Boudicca's revolt in AD 61 but consolidated by campaigns that took Agricola as far as Anglesey and northern Scotland. The warlike German tribes are the focus of Tacitus' attention in the Germania, which, like the Agricola, often compares the behaviour of 'barbarian' peoples favourably with the decadence and corruption of Imperial Rome.