Cornelii Taciti Annalium Libri XIII-XVI: With Introductions and Notes Abridged from the Larger Work

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Cornelii Taciti Annalium Libri XIII-XVI: With Introductions and Notes Abridged from the Larger Work
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Tacitus
Edited by Henry Furneaux
Edited by H. Pitman
SeriesCambridge Library Collection - Classics
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:318
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 140
ISBN/Barcode 9781108028554
ClassificationsDewey:937.07
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 1 Maps

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 23 June 2011
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

A classical scholar from the University of Oxford, Henry Furneaux (1829-1900) specialised in the writings of the Roman historian Tacitus. This work acquired the name of Annals for the style of history it presents, dealing with events year by year, rather than thematically. The Annals cover the reigns of four Roman emperors, beginning after the death of Augustus. The work originally consisted of sixteen books dealing with a period of 54 years, but several of them are incomplete or have not survived at all. This volume contains the text of Books 13 to 16 (the final book being incomplete), and covers the reign of Nero, a subject which brought out to the full Tacitus' famous style of condemnation through cutting irony. This reissue is taken from Pitman's 1904 edition, abridged 'to serve the needs of students requiring a less copious and advanced commentary' than that supplied by Furneaux.