Description
Product ID: | 9780140440607 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Title: | The Annals of Imperial Rome |
Authors: | Author: Tacitus, Michael Grant |
Page Count: | 464 |
Subjects: | Literary essays, Literary essays, European history, Ancient history, European history, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, BCE to c 500 CE |
Description: | Recounts the major historical events from the years shortly before the death of Augustus up to the death of Nero in AD 68. The author describes the reign of terror under the corrupt Tiberius, the great fire of Rome during the time of Nero, and the wars, poisonings, scandals, conspiracies and murders that were part of imperial life. His last work, regarded by many as the greatest work of contemporary scholarship, Tacitus'' The Annals of Imperial Rome recount with depth and insight the history of the Roman Empire during the first century A.D. This Penguin Classics edition is translated with an introduction by Michael Grant. |
Imprint Name: | Penguin Classics |
Publisher Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2003-06-26 |