The Annals of Imperial Rome
His last work, regarded by many as the greatest work of contemporary scholarship, Tacitus' The Annals of Imperial Rome recount with depth and insight the history of the Roman Empire during the first century A.D. This Penguin Classics edition is translated with an introduction by Michael Grant. 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 mur…
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Weitere Autoren: Grant, Michael (Übers.)
- ISBN: 978-0-14-044060-7
- EAN: 9780140440607
- Produktnummer: 8428205
- Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 1963
- Seitenangabe: 464 S.
- Masse: H19.7 cm x B13.0 cm x D2.1 cm 316 g
- Abbildungen: maps, tables, bibliography, index
- Gewicht: 316
Über den Autor
Tacitus studied rhetoric in Rome and rose to eminence as a pleader at the Roman Bar. In 77 he married the daughter of Agricola, conqueror of Britain, of whom he later wrote a biography. His other works includethe Germania and the Historiae. Michael Grant's academic titles include Chancellor's Medallist and Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, and President of the Classical Association.
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