Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2006-04-04 Public domain in the USA. 914 Tacitus, Cornelius 56 117 Tacitus, Gaius Cornelius Tacitus, Caius Cornelius Tacitus, Publius Cornelius Gordon, Thomas 1750 Tacitus on Germany Produced by Dagny; John Bickers; David Widger "Tacitus on Germany" by Cornelius Tacitus is a historical account written in the 1st century AD during the Roman Empire. This work provides an in-depth examination of the geography, customs, and cultural practices of the Germanic tribes encountered by the Romans. Tacitus's observations serve as an important historical document that sheds light on the lives of the ancestors of modern Teutonic nations prior to significant interactions with Roman civilization. In this text, Tacitus meticulously describes the various tribes of Germany, detailing their social structures, beliefs, and martial practices. He notes their simplicity in lifestyle, lack of urban settlements, and communal living arrangements, as well as their deep reverence for nature and the gods. The tribes maintain distinctive customs, such as unique marriage traditions and war customs, emphasizing bravery and loyalty to their leaders. Tacitus highlights the Germans' physical characteristics and their lack of monetary wealth, while contrasting their warrior culture against the perceived decadence of Roman society. Ultimately, "Tacitus on Germany" serves as a valuable resource for understanding both the Germanic tribes and the Roman perspective on them during this period. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Germanic peoples -- Early works to 1800 PA Text Germany Classical Antiquity Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature 100200 100201 2024-10-02T05:41:05.574432 2023-10-02T05:31:03.187450 text/html text/html 94841 2013-02-08T10:21:12 text/html; charset=us-ascii 35324 2013-02-08T10:21:12 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 110458 2024-10-02T05:41:10.988400 application/epub+zip 109281 2024-10-02T05:41:08.501390 application/epub+zip 92503 2024-10-02T05:41:07.306401 application/epub+zip 213675 2024-10-02T05:41:12.858376 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 204760 2024-10-02T05:41:10.262418 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 181286 2022-09-02T06:58:49.440565 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 87177 87149 2024-10-02T05:41:05.286569 2023-10-02T05:31:03.002379 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 87014 2007-05-17T15:51:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 33875 2007-05-17T15:52:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20741 2024-10-02T05:41:12.987366 application/rdf+xml 13826 2024-10-02T05:41:07.857388 image/jpeg 3581 2024-10-02T05:41:07.580402 image/jpeg 108108 2024-10-02T05:41:05.585500 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia en.wikipedia