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The annals : the reigns of Tiberius, Claudius, and Nero /
The Annals is a gripping account of the Roman emperors Tiberius, Claudius, and Nero and the brutality that marked their reigns. Tacitus deplores their depravity, proof of the corrupting force of absolute power. J.C. Yardley's vivid and accurate translation is complemented by a thorough introduc...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Latín |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2008.
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| Colección: | Oxford world's classics (Oxford University Press)
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The Annals is a gripping account of the Roman emperors Tiberius, Claudius, and Nero and the brutality that marked their reigns. Tacitus deplores their depravity, proof of the corrupting force of absolute power. J.C. Yardley's vivid and accurate translation is complemented by a thorough introduction and notes. - ;'He was atrocious in his brutality, but his lechery was kept hidden ... In the end, he erupted into an orgy of crime and ignominy alike'. Such is Tacitus' obituary of Tiberius, and he is no less caustic in his opinion of the weak and cuckolded Claudius and the 'artist' Nero. The Annals. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxxv, 546 pages) : maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages xxxii-xxxiii) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191539855 0191539856 1281769878 9781281769879 6611769870 9786611769871 0191827916 9780191827914 |