Here is a lively new translation of Cornelius Tacitus' timeless history of three of Rome's most memorable emperors. Tacitus, who condemns the depravity of these rulers, which he saw as proof of the corrupting force of absolute power, writes caustically of the brutal and lecherous Tiberius, the weak and cuckolded Claudius, and "the artist" Nero. In particular, his gripping account of the bloody reigns of Tiberius and Nero brims with plots, murder, poisoning, suicide, uprisings, death, and destruction. The Annals also provides a vivid account of the violent suppression of the revolt led by Boudicca in Britain, the great fire of Rome under Nero, and the subsequent bloody persecution of the Christians. J. C. Yardley's translation is vivid without sacrificing accuracy, and is based on the recent Latin Heubner text, with variations noted in an appendix. Anthony A. Barrett's introduction and notes provide invaluable historical and cultural context. This superb edition also includes maps, a glossary of Roman terms and place names, and a full index of names and places.
Author(s): Cornelius Tacitus, Anthony A. Barrett
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Year: 2008
Language: English
Pages: 585
Contents......Page 6
Abbreviations......Page 8
Introduction......Page 10
Note on the Text and Translation......Page 31
Select Bibliography......Page 33
Chronology of Significant Events......Page 35
Map of the Roman Empire in the Julio-Claudian Period......Page 37
THE ANNALS......Page 40
BOOK ONE......Page 42
BOOK TWO......Page 89
BOOK THREE......Page 134
BOOK FOUR......Page 175
BOOK FIVE (fragment)......Page 218
BOOK SIX......Page 221
BOOK ELEVEN......Page 254
BOOK TWELVE......Page 275
BOOK THIRTEEN......Page 309
BOOK FOURTEEN......Page 342
BOOK FIFTEEN......Page 377
BOOK SIXTEEN......Page 416
Appendix 1: List of Variations from the Teubner Text......Page 433
Appendix 2: The Julio-Claudian Family Tree......Page 434
Explanatory Notes......Page 436
C......Page 542
G......Page 543
P......Page 544
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T......Page 547
V......Page 548
A......Page 549
B......Page 550
C......Page 551
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H......Page 555
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M......Page 558
N......Page 559
P......Page 560
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T......Page 563
V......Page 564
Z......Page 565
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B......Page 568
C......Page 569
E......Page 572
G......Page 573
J......Page 574
L......Page 575
M......Page 576
N......Page 577
P......Page 578
R......Page 580
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T......Page 583
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