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THE AGRICOLA AND GERMANIA (ROYAL COLLECTOR?S EDITION) (ANNOT IBD

ROYAL CLASSICS
02 / 2021
9781774762523
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Sinopsis

TheáAgricola and the Germania were written by theáRomanáhistorianáTacitus around 98 AD. TheáGermaniaádescribes the lands, laws, and customs of individual Germanic tribes. TheáAgricola, recounts the life of TacitusâÇÖ father-in-lawáGnaeus Julius Agricola, an eminent Roman general and Governor of Britain. It also covers, briefly, the geography and ethnography ofáancient Britain. As in theáGermania, Tacitus favorably contrasts the liberty of the native Britons to the corruption and tyranny of the Empire, the book also contains eloquent and forceful polemics against the rapacity and greed of Rome.TacitusâÇÖs writings are known for their dense prose that seldom glosses the facts, in contrast to the style of some of his contemporaries. In most of his writings he keeps to a chronological narrative order, only seldom outlining the bigger picture, leaving the readers to construct that picture for themselves. TacitusâÇÖs historical style offers penetrating-often pessimistic-insights into the psychology of power politics, blending straightforward descriptions of events, moral lessons, and tightly focused dramatic accounts.This case laminate collectorâÇÖs edition includes a Victorian inspired dust-jacket.á

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