This 2000 book examines Tacitus' Annals as an ironic portrayal of Julio-Claudian Rome, through close analysis of passages in which characters engage in interpre

Tacitus works still have a profound effect on the way we see the early Roman Principate. However, the level of truth in this picture must be examined critically

This study examines how Tacitus' representation of speech determines the roles of speakers within the political sphere, and explores the possibility of politica

This book collects twenty two previously published essays and one new one by Erich S. Gruen who has written extensively on the literature and history of early J

A comprehensive economic history of the Netherlands, the first truly modern economy, during its rise to European economic leadership.

Tacitus' Annals is the central historical source for first-century C.E. Rome, but it has also become a central text in the western literary, political, and even

This volume approaches the broad topic of wonder in the works of Tacitus, encompassing paradox, the marvellous and the admirable. Recent scholarship on these th

A Companion to Tacitus brings much needed clarity and accessibility to the notoriously difficult language and yet indispensable historical accounts of Tacitus.

This ebook is a selective guide designed to help scholars and students of the ancient world find reliable sources of information by directing them to the best a

The greatest of Roman historians, Publius Cornelius Tacitus (56-117 CE) studied rhetoric in Rome. His rhetorical and oratorical gifts are evident throughout his