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  Tacitus: Histories Book I: Bk. 1 (Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics) (Paperback)(English / Latin) By (author) Tacitus, Edited by Cynthia Damon, Series edited by P. E. Easterling, Series edited by Philip Hardie, Series edited by Richard Hunter, Series edited by E. J. Kenney

  

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  Short Description for Tacitus: Histories Book I: Bk. 1 Edition of this crucial and exciting text suitable for students at intermediate level and above.
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  • Publisher: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
  • Published: 01 February 2003
  • Format: Paperback 340 pages
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  • Categories: Language: Reference & General | Anthologies (non-poetry) | Literary Studies: Classical, Early & Medieval | General & World History | European History | Ancient History: To C 500 CE | Classical History / Classical Civilisation
  • ISBN 13: 9780521578226 ISBN 10: 0521578221
  • Sales rank: 369,557

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• The first historical work by Rome's greatest historian, Tacitus' Histories hold a crucial place in the history of Latin literature. Book I covers the beginning of the infamous 'Year of the Four Emperors' (69 CE), which brought imperial Rome to the brink of destruction after the demise of the Julio-Claudian dynasty. Galba, Otho, and Vitellius ride the currents of senatorial politics and military sedition to power, while the survivor Vespasian waits just off-stage. After a distinguished public career during the principates of Vespasian and his sons, Tacitus, in middle age, embarked on a historical narrative recording the seering events of the Rome of his youth. This edition provides a Latin text of Book I, a commentary accessible to students of intermediate level and above, and an introduction discussing historical, literary, and stylistic issues. The chance survival of three parallel accounts permits detailed analysis of Tacitus' selection and stylization of material.