The Annals & The Histories (Paperback, New Ed)

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 Nero’s suicide. The Histories document the tumultuous year a.d. 69, when Emperors Galba, Otho, and Vitellius all perished in quick succession, ushering in Vespasian’s ten-year reign. According to historian Will Durant, “[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.” This Modern Library Paperback Classic includes newly commissioned endnotes.

General

Imprint:	Modern Library Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Modern Library Classics
Release date:	April 2003
First published:	April 2003
Authors:	Tacitus
Introduction by:	Shelby Foote
Editors:	Moses Hadas
Translators:	Alfred Church • William Brodribb
Dimensions:	202 x 130 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	596
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-8129-6699-2
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	Latin
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > History > European history > General Books > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Promotions
LSN:	0-8129-6699-6
Barcode:	9780812966992

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