Project Gutenberg 2005-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 394 Tacitus, Cornelius 56 117 Tacitus, Gaius Cornelius Tacitus, Caius Cornelius Tacitus, Publius Cornelius Germania and Agricola Reading ease score: 57.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by David Starner, Tapio Riikonen and Distributed Proofreaders "Germania and Agricola" by Cornelius Tacitus is a historical account from the early second century. This work presents a detailed examination of the Germanic tribes and a biography of the Roman general Agricola, who contributed significantly to the Roman conquest of Britain. The texts explore themes of cultural contrasts between the Germans and Romans, the nature of leadership, and insights into the political landscape of the time. The opening portion provides a comprehensive introduction to the context and significance of Tacitus's work. It discusses the motivations behind the writings, emphasizes the educational purpose of the edition, and reflects on Tacitus's unique literary style. It introduces the structure of the Germania, which outlines the geography, customs, and behaviors of the Germanic peoples, while also setting the stage for the biography of Agricola, whose military and administrative achievements are to be chronicled. This preface gives readers a glimpse of the scholarly approach taken in this edition, aiming to enhance understanding of both Tacitus's historical insights and stylistic nuances. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en la Agricola, Gnaeus Julius, 40-93 Germanic peoples -- Early works to 1800 Statesmen -- Rome -- Biography -- Early works to 1800 PA Text Germany Classical Antiquity Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - Ancient Browsing: Literature 492586 492482 2024-10-04T09:43:35.002622 2023-10-04T08:54:16.467948 text/html text/html 492579 492475 2024-10-04T09:43:35.343630 2023-10-04T08:54:16.717994 text/html text/html 268217 2024-10-04T09:43:45.635586 application/epub+zip 274607 2024-10-04T09:43:38.550614 application/epub+zip 256743 2024-10-04T09:43:37.241673 application/epub+zip 506660 2024-10-04T09:43:50.621537 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 449192 2024-10-04T09:43:44.767621 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 421803 2022-09-04T13:01:31.636076 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 436532 436479 2024-10-04T09:43:34.404668 2023-10-04T08:54:16.106950 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 436567 2015-02-23T20:10:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 180922 2015-02-23T20:13:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20296 2024-10-04T09:43:50.755535 application/rdf+xml 14069 2024-10-04T09:43:37.806608 image/jpeg 3586 2024-10-04T09:43:37.524616 image/jpeg 265913 2024-10-04T09:43:35.385651 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