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TACITUS: ANNALS V AND VI
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| By: |
Ronald Martin |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£45.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0856687219 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780856687211 |
| Publisher: |
LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
1 October, 2001 |
| Series: |
Aris & Phillips Classical Texts |
| Pages: |
224 |
| Language: |
Latin, Latin |
| Description: |
Books V and VI of Tacitus' Annals , when complete, carried the narrative of Tiberius' reign from A.D. 29 to 37. Unfortunately most of Book V has been lost, but Annals VI, which resumes the narrative 2 weeks after the execution of Sejanus, contains a fascinating variety of incidents. |
| Synopsis: |
Books V and VI of Tacitus' Annals , when complete, carriedthe narrative of Tiberius' reign from A.D. 29 to 37.Unfortunately most of Book V has been lost, but Annals VI,which resumes the narrative 2 weeks after the execution ofSejanus, contains a fascinating variety of incidents. WhereasSuetonius talks of an elderly emperor who discarded all interestin public affairs from the time he retired to Capri, Tacitusportrays a more complex character - one in which cruelty and vicestand alongside a deep concern for Rome's prosperity at home andabroad. Latin text with facing-page translation |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Aris & Phillips Ltd |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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