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 murders that were part of imperial life. Despite his claim that the Annals were written objectively, Tacitus' account is sharply critical of the emperors' excesses and fearful for the future of Imperial Rome, while also filled with a longing for its past glories.
By:
Tacitus
Translated by:
Michael Grant
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 198mm,
Width: 129mm,
Spine: 20mm
Weight: 322g
ISBN: 9780140440607
ISBN 10: 0140440607
Pages: 464
Publication Date: 31 December 1963
Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
The Annals of Imperial RomeTranslator's Introduction 1. The Life and Works of Tacitus 2. What Tacitus Inherited 3. Tacitus on Empire and Emporers 4. Tacitus and the World 5. The Style of Tacitus: Translator's Note Imperial Rome Part One: Tiberius 1. From Augustus to Tiberius (Bk, I. 1-15) 2. Mutiny on the Frontiers (I. 16-49) 3. War with the Germans (I. 49-II. 26) 4. The First Treason (II. 27-52) 5. The Death of Germanicus (II. 52-III. 19) 6. Tiberius and the Senate (III. 19-76) 7. Partner of My Labours (IV, V)8. The Reign of Terror (VI) Part Two: Claudius and Nero 9. The Fall of Messalina (XI) 10. The Mother of Nero (XII) 11. The Fall of Agrippina (XIII, I-XIV. 13) 12. Nero and his Helpers (XIV. 14-65) 13. Eastern Settlement (XV. 1-32) 14. The Burning of Rome (XV. 32-47) 15. The Plot (XV. 48-74) 16. Innocent Victims (XVI) List of Roman Emporers Lists of Some Eastern Monarchs Key to Technical Terms Key to Place-Names Genealogical Tables Further Reading index of Personal Names
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.
