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The Histories

The Histories

by Tacitus, Kenneth Wellesley
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Edward Gibbon called The Historiesan 'immortal work, every sentence of which is pregnant with the deepest observations and the most lively images.' Its author, Cornelius Tacitus, widely acknowledged as the greatest of all Roman historians, describes with cynical power the murderous 'Year of the Four Emperors' - AD 69 - when in just a few months the whole of the Roman Empire was torn apart by civil war. The ultimate triumph of Vespasian and his sons Titus and Domitian was only the prelude to further conflicts and disasters, with revolts among the Germans and Jews challenging the very foundations of Roman authority.

Book Details

ISBN13 9780140441505
ISBN10 0140441506
Series/Work OL16200776W View on OpenLibrary
Publisher Penguin Classics
Pages 336
Language ENG
Created At January 30, 2025
Updated At January 30, 2025
Last OL update January 18, 2025

Subjects

18.46 ancient Latin literature Ancient History Early works to 1800 History History, ancient Rome, civilization Rome, history Rome, history, empire, 30 b.c.-476 a.d. Rome, history, military Romeinse oudheid Romeinse rijk Sources World history, early works to 1800

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