Annals (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Tacitus
- First Published: 116
- Type of Work: History
- Principal Characters: Tiberius, Germanicus, Agrippina (Major), Drusus, Drusus, Caligula, Claudius, Messalina, Agrippina (Minor), Britannicus, Nero, Poppaea, Aelius Sejanus, Piso
- Genres: Nonfiction, History
- Subjects: Murder or homicide, Fratricide, parricide, or filicide, Government, Existentialism, Conspiracies or conspirators, Greek or Roman times, Rome, Heads of state, Tyrants or tyranny
- Locales: Rome, ancient
By an accident of fate, works of Cornelius Tacitus are the only surviving histories of his day; all the writings of his contemporaries and immediate predecessors are lost. It may be that the fates were guided by standards of literary aesthetics rather than historical accuracy. Tacitus’ facts and interpretations have from time to time been severely criticized, but he has always been admired for his lucid, morally charged narrative style. The Annals are not merely a skillful prose account of a half century of Roman history, but also a compassionate evaluation of the horrors of...
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