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- Pagine: 240
- Data di uscita: 27-06-1990
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They ravage, they slaughter, they seize by false pretenses, and all of this they hail as the construction of empire. And when in their wake nothing remains but a desert, they call that peace. Tacitus as Graham Greene. Whether offering a biography or an anthropological survey, Tacitus remains both ter Leggi tutto
For fans of the great Roman historian Tacitus who gave us "The Histories" and "The Annals," his two short works, "Agricola" and "Germania" will give you a mild fix. "Agricola" is a short biography of Tacitus' father-in-law, Julius Agricola, who was governor of Britannia. This is the beginning of Taci Leggi tutto
I’ve been on a Celtic bent lately, as one of the family is taking Celtic Studies at Uni and I have a few books to pass on. I can’t remember when, or why, the Tacitus took up residence on my shelves, but I thought I’d at least glance through it before it found a new home. Somewhere I’d gathered the i Leggi tutto
I don't read a lot of classics anymore (probably from having to binge on them in grad school) but these short works were both engaging and enjoyable. Like a lot of ancient writers, Tacitus is something of a jack of all trades. He doesn't simply write history, or political commentary or cultural/anth Leggi tutto
Tacitus is most famous for his Histories and Annals , but three of his shorter works also survive. The Agricola and Germania are his first books, published in AD 98. Agricola The Agricola is a short biography of Tacitus’ father-in-law. Gnaeus Julius Agricola served as governor of Britain from 77-85 an Leggi tutto
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