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Here is a lively new translation of Cornelius Tacitus' timeless history of three of Rome's most memorable emperors. Tacitus, who condemns the depravity of these rulers, which he saw as proof of the corrupting force of absolute power, writes caustically of the brutal and lecherous Tiberius, the weak and cuckolded Claudius, and "the artist" Nero. In particular, his gripping account of the bloody reigns of Tiberius and Nero brims with plots, murder, poisoning, suicide, uprisings, death, and destruction. The Annals also provides a vivid account of the violent suppression of the revolt led by Boudicca in Britain, the great fire of Rome under Nero, and the subsequent bloody persecution of the Christians. J.C. Yardley's translation is vivid without sacrificing accuracy, and is based on the recent Latin Heubner text, with variations noted in an appendix. Anthony A. Barrett's introduction and notes provide invaluable historical and cultural context. This superb edition also includes maps, a glossary of Roman terms and place names, and a full index of names and places. - Publisher.
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History, Rome, history, Rome, history, empire, 30 b.c.-476 a.d., Claudius, emperor of rome, 10 b.c.-54 a.d., Nero, emperor of rome, 37-68, Tiberius, emperor of rome, 42 b.c.-37 a.d., Rome, history, tiberius, 14-37, Germanic peoples, Early works to 1800, Annales (Tacitus, Cornelius), Tacitus, cornelius, Rome, historiographyShowing 10 featured editions. View all 63 editions?
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The Annals: The Reigns of Tiberius, Claudius, and Nero (Oxford World's Classics)
July 11, 2008, Oxford University Press, USA, Oxford University Press
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Annalium ab excessu divi Augusti libri.: The annals of Tacitus. With introd. and notes by Henry Furneaux.
1884, Clarendon Press
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P. Cornelii Taciti Annalium ab excessu divi Augusti libri =: The Annals of Tacitus
1868, Clarendon Press
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