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Tacitus: Annals V and VI
Ronald Martin
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Description for Tacitus: Annals V and VI
Paperback. Books V and VI of Tacitus' Annals , when complete, carried the narrative of Tiberius' reign from A.D. 29 to 37. Unfortunately most of Book V has been lost, but Annals VI, which resumes the narrative 2 weeks after the execution of Sejanus, contains a fascinating variety of incidents. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 224 pages, geneal. table. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; DNF; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Books V and VI of Tacitus’ Annals, when complete, carried the narrative of Tiberius’ reign from AD 29 to 37. Unfortunately most of Book V has been lost, and, with it, Tacitus’ account of the sensational events that led to the execution on 18 October in AD 31 of Aelius Sejanus. Nevertheless, Annals VI contains a fascinating variety of incidents both at Rome and on Capri, to which Tiberius had retired permanently in AD 27. But, in addition to all the material that portrays Tiberius in a highly unfavourable light, there is much in Annals VI that shows a very ... Read more
Books V and VI of Tacitus’ Annals, when complete, carried the narrative of Tiberius’ reign from AD 29 to 37. Unfortunately most of Book V has been lost, and, with it, Tacitus’ account of the sensational events that led to the execution on 18 October in AD 31 of Aelius Sejanus. Nevertheless, Annals VI contains a fascinating variety of incidents both at Rome and on Capri, to which Tiberius had retired permanently in AD 27. But, in addition to all the material that portrays Tiberius in a highly unfavourable light, there is much in Annals VI that shows a very ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Language
Latin
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Series
Aris & Phillips Classical Texts
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780856687228
SKU
V9780856687228
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About Ronald Martin
†Ronald Martin was Professor Emeritus, and former personal Chair in Classics at the University of Leeds. He is the author of Tacitus (Bristol Classical Press, 2nd edition 1998), which is generally acknowledged as the best introduction in English to Rome’s greatest historian. In addition to numerous articles on Tacitus he is joint editor, with Professor A. J. Woodman, of editions ... Read more
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