2014, ISBN: 9780521876872

Gebunden, 374 Seiten, 222mm x 145mm x 24mm, Sprache(n): eng The first commentary in English on the Agricola for almost half a century, with particular attention paid to the Latin itself.P… Mehr…

Gebunden, 374 Seiten, 222mm x 145mm x 24mm, Sprache(n): eng The first commentary in English on the Agricola for almost half a century, with particular attention paid to the Latin itself.Publius Cornelius Tacitus (c.¿AD 56 - c.¿120) was a senator and a historian of the Roman Empire. Tacitus is considered to be one of the greatest Roman historians. He lived in what has been called the Silver Age of Latin literature, and is known for the brevity and compactness of his Latin prose, as well as for his penetrating insights into the psychology of power politics.As a young man, Tacitus studied rhetoric in Rome to prepare for a career in law and politics; like Pliny, he may have studied under Quintilian (c.¿35 AD - c.¿ 100). In 77 or 78, he married Julia Agricola, daughter of the famous general Agricola. Little is known of their domestic life, save that Tacitus loved hunting and the outdoors. He started his career under Vespasian (69-79), but entered political life as a quaestor in 81 or 82 under Titus. He advanced steadily through the cursus honorum, becoming praetor in 88 and a quindecimvir, a member of the priestly college in charge of the Sibylline Books and the Secular games. He gained acclaim as a lawyer and as an orator. From his seat in the Senate, Titus became suffect consul in 97 during the reign of Nerva, being the first of his family to do so. During his tenure, he reached the height of his fame as an orator when he delivered the funeral oration for the famous veteran soldier Lucius Verginius Rufus.In the following year, he wrote and published the Agricola and Germania, foreshadowing the literary endeavors that would occupy him until his death. Afterwards, he absented himself from public life, but returned during Trajan's reign (98-117). In 100, he and his friend Pliny the Younger prosecuted Marius Priscus (proconsul of Africa) for corruption. Priscus was found guilty and sent into exile; Pliny wrote a few days later that Tacitus had spoken "with all the majesty which characterizes his usual style of oratory." Versandkostenfreie Lieferung, [PU: Cambridge University Press]<

2014, ISBN: 0521876877

Cambridge University Press, 2014. 374p. Hardback. Series: Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics. Unbekannter Einband The first work of any great historian has always commanded attention, and… Mehr…

Cambridge University Press, 2014. 374p. Hardback. Series: Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics. Unbekannter Einband The first work of any great historian has always commanded attention, and Tacitus was ancient Rome`s very greatest historian. His biography of his father-in-law, governor of Britain in the years AD 77?84, is a literary masterpiece: it combines penetrating political history with gripping military narrative and throughout poses the question (still very much alive today) of how one should live one`s life under a tyranny. This is the first commentary in English on the Agricola for almost half a century: in keeping with the aims of the series, particular attention is paid to the understanding of Tacitus` Latin, but a whole range of generic, historical, textual and narrative topics is covered, and it will be suitable for advanced undergraduates and graduate students as well as scholars. Tacitus` Agricola remains a key text for anyone with an interest in Roman Britain as well as ancient biography. (Publisher`s information). Printed on Demand 4 weeks, mit Schutzumschlag 11, [PU: Cambridge University Press]<

ISBN: 9780521876872

The first work of any great historian has always commanded attention, and Tacitus was ancient Rome's very greatest historian. His biography of his father-in-law, governor of Britain in th… Mehr…

The first work of any great historian has always commanded attention, and Tacitus was ancient Rome's very greatest historian. His biography of his father-in-law, governor of Britain in the years AD 77–84, is a literary masterpiece: it combines penetrating political history with gripping military narrative and throughout poses the question (still very much alive today) of how one should live one's life under a tyranny. This is the first commentary in English on the Agricola for almost half a century: in keeping with the aims of the series, particular attention is paid to the understanding of Tacitus' Latin, but a whole range of generic, historical, textual and narrative topics is covered, and it will be suitable for advanced undergraduates and graduate students as well as scholars. Tacitus' Agricola remains a key text for anyone with an interest in Roman Britain as well as ancient biography. Trade Books>Hardcover>World History>Ancient Hist>Ancient Hist, Cambridge University Press Core >2<

2014, ISBN: 9780521876872

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ISBN: 9780521876872

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