De Vita Iulii Agricolae, de Origine et Moribus Germanorum
- Author: Cornelius Tacitus
- Editor: J. H. Sleeman
- Date Published: February 2015
- availability: Available
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781107486591
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First published in 1933 as a reprint of a 1914 original from the Pitt Press Series, this book contains the Latin text of Tacitus' important works 'Agricola', a biography of his father-in-law, and 'Germania', the most detailed extant record of German life during ancient times. Sleeman provides a comprehensive introduction to the pieces, and critical notes are supplied at the back of the volume. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Roman history and the works of Tacitus.
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- Date Published: February 2015
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781107486591
- length: 270 pages
- dimensions: 200 x 130 x 15 mm
- weight: 0.3kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction:
1. Life of Tacitus
2. Tacitus' literary career
3. The Agriola: its contents, purpose and characteristics
4. The Germania: its contents, purpose, sources and value
5. Tacitus' literary style and the influences which moulded it
6. Agricola and Britain
7. History of the text, MSS. etc.
Notes on the text
Text of the Agricola
Text of the Germania
Notes on the Agricola
Notes on the Germania
Index of proper names occurring in the text
Index to the notes.
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