The Germany and the Agricola of Tacitus

Two masterworks of the Roman historian Tacitus: the Germania, an ethnography of the tribes beyond the Rhine, and the Agricola, a biography of his father-in-law and the conquest of Britain.

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  • Sharp, moral, unforgettable.
  • A Roman historian turns his cold, penetrating gaze first on the free tribes of the…
  • What it's about This volume brings together two shorter works by Tacitus.
  • The Germania is an ethnographic account of the Germanic peoples living beyond the…

This volume brings together two shorter works by Tacitus. The Germania is an ethnographic account of the Germanic peoples living beyond the frontier of the Roman Empire — their customs, institutions, character and way…

The Germany and the Agricola of Tacitus

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