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The Agricola is both a portrait of Julius Agricola--the most famous governor of Roman Britain and Tacitus' well-loved and respected father-in-law--and the first detailed account of Britain that has come down to us. It offers fascinating descriptions of the geography, climate... Read Full Overview

Cornelius Tacitus, Rome's greatest historian and the last great writer of classical Latin prose, produced his first two books in AD 98, after the assination of the Emperor Domitian ended fifteen years of enforced silence. Much of Agricola, which is the biography of Tacitus' late... Read Full Overview

"The Agricola" and "The Germania" are two important historical works by Cornelius Tacitus, an ancient Roman Senator and historian who lived from 56 AD to 120 AD. Tacitus lived in what historians call the Silver Age of Latin literature and his contributions to the histories... Read Full Overview

The Agricola and Germania - Publius Cornelius Tacitus . A translation into English by A. S. Kline . Tacitus' early work Agricola , written c. AD98, is a biography of his father-in-law, Gnaeus Julius Agricola, covering the noted general's early life and his Governorship of Britain... Read Full Overview

Offers a portrait of Julius Agricola - the governor of Roman Britain and Tacitus' father-in-law - and an account of Britain that has come down to us. This book provides descriptions of the geography, climate and peoples of the country, and an account of the early stages of the... Read Full Overview

Cornelius Tacitus, Rome's greatest historian and the last great writer of classical Latin prose, produced his first two books in AD 98, after the assination of the Emperor Domitian ended fifteen years of enforced silence. Much of Agricola, which is the biography of Tacitus' late... Read Full Overview

Translated by Alfred J. Church. This edition is NOT a "mass market printing" but a high-quality edition printed on white paper. Germania, or in its original Latin, "De Origine et situ Germanorum," is Roman historian Tacitus's in-depth account of the culture, tribal structure,... Read Full Overview

The portrait of Tacitus' father-in-law, Agricola, is a eulogistic description of the career of the famous governor of Roman Britain, and it contains the first detailed account of the British Isles. In the Germania Tacitus examines the life and customs of the war-like German tribes,... Read Full Overview

Tacitus was a Roman senator and historian. Tactitus' major works were The Annals and The Histories which covered the Roman Empire from 14 AD - 70 AD. Tacitus also wrote a biography on his father-in-law Gnaeus Julius Agricola who was a Roman general during the conquest of Britain... Read Full Overview

The Agricola and Germania of Tacitus is a historical book written by Cornelius Tacitus in 98 AD. The book is divided into two parts: the first part is about the life and achievements of Tacitus' father-in-law, Gnaeus Julius Agricola, who was a Roman general and governor of Britain... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview