The Annals & The Histories (Modern Library Classics)

The Annals & The Histories (Modern Library Classics)

Cornelius Tacitus brilliantly chronicles the moral decline and rampant civil unrest in the Roman Empire in a period when the earliest foundations of modern Europe were being laid. The Annals commence in a.d. 14, at the death of Augustus, recounting the reigns of Tiberius, Gaius (Caligula), Claudius, and Nero, and conclude in a.d. 68, the year of Neroâ€™s suicide. The Histories document the tumultuous year a.d. 69, when Emperors Galba, Otho, and Vitellius all perished in quick succession, ushering in Vespasianâ€™s ten-year reign. According to historian Will Durant, â€œ[We must] rank Tacitus among the greatest. . . . The portraits he draws stand out more clearly, stride the stage more livingly than any others in historical literature.â€ This Modern Library Paperback Classic includes newly commissioned endnotes.
Country USA
Brand Modern Library
Manufacturer Random House Publishing Group
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 2151314
Color Sky/Pale blue
ReleaseDate 2003-04-08
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780812966992

Country	USA
Brand	Modern Library
Manufacturer	Random House Publishing Group
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	2151314
Color	Sky/Pale blue
ReleaseDate	2003-04-08
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780812966992

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