Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
The fourth book of TacitusâAnnals has been described as 'the best that Tacitus ever wroteâ. It covers the years AD 23-28, beginning at the point where Tacitus noted a significant deterioration in the principate of the emperor Tiberius, and the increasingly malign influence of his âevil geniusâSejanus. In this new edition the editors present an improved text of Annals IV, and explain in detail the difficulties and unusual features of TacitusâLatin. In the introduction they express radical views on how the Romans wrote history. Although intended primarily as a textbook for sixth-forms and undergraduates, the edition contains much which will be of interest to scholars of Latin literature and to Roman historians.
Table of Contents
Preface; Introduction; 1. Latin historiography to Tacitus; 2. Tacitus' career; 3. The Annals; Commentary; References and abbreviations; Indexes.