Project Gutenberg 2005-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 68 Ross, John Wilson 1818 1887 Tacitus and Bracciolini. The Annals Forged in the XVth Century Reading ease score: 41.8 (College-level). Difficult to read. Produced by the PG Online Distributed Proofreaders "Tacitus and Bracciolini. The Annals Forged in the XVth Century" by John Wilson Ross is a historical account published in the late 19th century. The book focuses on the controversial claims regarding the authorship of the "Annals" attributed to Tacitus, suggesting that they were actually written by the Florentine humanist Poggio Bracciolini during the Renaissance. Ross aims to substantiate his theory through a detailed analysis of contradictions and inconsistencies within the text, as well as the historical context surrounding its emergence. The opening of the book introduces readers to Ross's central argument that the works attributed to Tacitus may have been forged as part of a deceptive literary tradition. He outlines his investigation into the authorship of the "Annals," emphasizing the moral implications of accusing a renowned historical figure of dishonesty. Ross provides critical observations about the nature of the narrative, the chronological inconsistencies, and a lack of references to the "Annals" in historical records prior to the fifteenth century. He demonstrates that significant elements in the text contradict the established understanding of ancient Roman history and sets the stage for a methodical examination aimed at proving the work's authenticity is suspect, thus engaging readers in a compelling discourse about the nature of historical integrity and authorship. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Tacitus, Cornelius. Annales Bracciolini, Poggio, 1380-1459 Literary forgeries and mystifications -- History -- To 1500 Rome -- History -- Julio-Claudians, 30 B.C.-68 A.D. -- Historiography PA Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature 700753 700669 2024-10-04T09:45:30.914518 2023-10-04T08:55:41.135643 text/html text/html 700746 700662 2024-10-04T09:45:31.215525 2023-10-04T08:55:41.346645 text/html text/html 371992 2024-10-04T09:45:42.132467 application/epub+zip 380395 2024-10-04T09:45:35.346493 application/epub+zip 352217 2024-10-04T09:45:33.842523 application/epub+zip 737075 2024-10-04T09:45:47.740449 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 698355 2024-10-04T09:45:41.140508 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 651605 2022-09-04T13:03:44.042106 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 668996 668963 2024-10-04T09:45:30.453550 2023-10-04T08:55:40.798646 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 652257 2021-01-02T00:07:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 263954 2021-01-02T00:07:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19485 2024-10-04T09:45:47.875426 application/rdf+xml 24962 2024-10-04T09:45:34.426501 image/jpeg 4743 2024-10-04T09:45:34.144518 image/jpeg 368368 2024-10-04T09:45:31.273529 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