Histories
by
Tacitus
Book Details
Format
Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics
ISBN-10
0521814464
ISBN-13
9780521814461
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Nov 22nd, 2007
Print length
430 Pages
Weight
684 grams
Dimensions
21.60 x 14.00 x 2.40 cms
Ksh 17,800.00
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Tacitus' Histories covers the sequence of civil wars that erupted in AD 68–9 across the Roman Empire after the Emperor Nero committed suicide. This edition includes an introduction, a Latin text and a commentary providing grammatical help and elucidating the historical context and literary artistry of the author.
The Histories is the first historical work by Rome's most accomplished and challenging historian, Tacitus. It narrates the brutal civil wars which broke out in AD 68–9 across the Roman Empire after the suicide of the last Julio-Claudian emperor, Nero. Book II covers the bloody finale of the war between two of those emperors, Otho and Vitellius, and the emerging challenge from the eventual victor, Vespasian. The progression of events, kaleidoscopic and gripping, unfolds over a broad geographical sweep and is presented by Tacitus with consummate artistry. This commentary on Histories Book II elucidates historical questions, clarifies Tacitus' historiographical techniques and explains grammatical difficulties of the Latin for students. It also includes a Latin text, relevant maps, and a comprehensive introduction discussing historical, literary and stylistic questions.
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