Project Gutenberg 2016-10-12 Public domain in the USA. 101 Tacitus, Cornelius 56 117 Tacitus, Gaius Cornelius Tacitus, Caius Cornelius Tacitus, Publius Cornelius Hidén, K. J. (Karl Julius) 1867 Hiden, K. J. (Karl Julius) Hidén, Karl Julius Hidén, Carolus I. (Carolus Iulius) Germania Produced by Tapio Riikonen "Germania" by Cornelius Tacitus is a historical account written in the early 2nd century AD. This work provides a comprehensive description of the various Germanic tribes and their customs, beliefs, and social structures, ultimately aiming to inform Roman readers of their northern neighbors. Tacitus, a Roman senator and historian, combines observational detail with a descriptive analysis of the sociopolitical dynamics of the tribes he describes. At the start of "Germania," the text introduces elements of Tacitus's own life and urges the importance of his work in understanding the cultures beyond the Roman Empire. It explains the geographical boundaries of Germania and describes its inhabitants as largely untouched by external influences, boasting a pure lineage and distinctive customs. The opening segment highlights the tribes' physical attributes, their unique religious practices, social structures, and notions of warfare, setting the stage for a deeper exploration of Germanic society that follows in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fi Germanic peoples -- Early works to 1800 PA Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature 99089 99028 2024-09-22T07:05:47.664796 2023-09-23T05:39:45.561935 text/html text/html 99082 99021 2024-09-22T07:05:47.888824 2023-09-23T05:39:45.705939 text/html text/html 102156 2024-09-22T07:05:51.991772 application/epub+zip 101048 2024-09-22T07:05:49.560832 application/epub+zip 101048 2024-09-22T07:05:48.473819 application/epub+zip 163523 2024-09-22T07:05:53.875806 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 155570 2024-09-22T07:05:51.371772 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 136830 2022-09-24T07:01:41.073499 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 88140 88131 2024-09-22T07:05:47.422812 2023-09-23T05:39:45.405912 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 85487 2016-10-12T09:12:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 35299 2016-10-12T09:12:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18030 2024-09-22T07:05:54.004773 application/rdf+xml 9192 2024-09-22T07:05:49.007775 image/jpeg 2465 2024-09-22T07:05:48.735812 image/jpeg 99441 2024-09-22T07:05:47.899827 application/octet-stream application/zip 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 en.wikipedia