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History 5 1 /16 x 7 3 /4 464 pp. Rights: N00 Pub history:
Penguin Classics pb 978-0-14-044060-7 (as The Annals of
Imperial Rome, translated by Michael Grant)
On sale: 3/26/2013
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A compelling new translation of a vital
account of Roman history
Annals
Tacitus
Translated with an Introduction by Cynthia Damon
With clarity and vivid intensity, Tacitus’s Annals recounts the
pivotal events in Roman history from the years shortly before
the death of Augustus to the death of Nero in 68 AD, including
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. Despite
Tacitus’s claim that they were written objectively, the Annals
is sharply critical of the emperors’ excesses and fearful for the
future of imperial Rome, while also filled with a longing for its
past glories.
n New translation
n Includes chronologies, notes, appendices, a genealogy, and an
introduction by the translator
tACitus (c. 56–120 AD), known in Rome for his impressive
oratory, maintained a political career as a senator under Vespasian,
Titus, and Domitian.
CynthiA dAMon teaches at the University of Pennsylvania.