The Annals of Tacitus: Volume 1, Annals 1.1-54

by Tacitus, F.R.D. Goodyear, Tacitus/Goodyear

The first in a four-volume edition of Tacitus Annals 1-6. The Annals are Tacitus' brilliant account of Roman imperial history from the death of Augustus to the death of Nero. Books 1-6 describe the reign of Tiberius. Professor Goodyear's introduction to the series deals concisely with the background to the Annals. He outlines the history of Tacitean scholarship to the present day and shows how Tacitus' historical judgements were sometimes distorted...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521609313
• ISBN13: 9780521609319
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 380 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"