{"product_id":"complete-works-of-tacitus","title":"Complete works of Tacitus","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cspan\u003eComplete Works of Tacitus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e refers to the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecollected surviving writings of Publius Cornelius Tacitus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, one of ancient Rome’s most important historians and literary stylists. Tacitus wrote in Latin in the late \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1st and early 2nd centuryA.D.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and his works are valued for their \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003epenetrating analysis of Roman political life, imperial power, and societal change\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e during the early Empire. The canon traditionally attributed to him consists of five works that have reached modern readers, though some survive only in part: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnnals\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (a year‑by‑year history of the Julio‑Claudian emperors), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHistories\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (covering civil wars and the Flavian dynasty), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGermania\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (an ethnographic account of the Germanic tribes), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAgricola\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (a biography of his father‑in‑law, Gnaeus Julius Agricola), and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDialogus de oratoribus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (a dialogue on rhetoric and the decline of oratory).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTogether the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eComplete Works\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e provide a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003erich, though sometimes fragmentary, picture of Roman history, culture, and power dynamics\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e from roughly the death of Augustus in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e14A.D.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e through the late \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1st centuryA.D.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, along with insights into Roman Britain and the lives of non‑Roman peoples. Tacitus is renowned for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehis concise, incisive prose style and his critical perspective on imperial authority and moral decay\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, blending historical narrative with political interpretation. His major historical works—especially the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnnals\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHistories\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—are among the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecentral sources for understanding the early Roman Empire\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, while the shorter texts contribute valuable perspectives on biography, ethnography, and rhetoric.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books Prime","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45922315829439,"sku":"3179e58a-3487-428f-a869-3b68300bbe92","price":38.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0761\/7550\/7647\/files\/8d5ef24318404ea928f049709c602d03.jpg?v=1785181993","url":"https:\/\/books-prime.com\/products\/complete-works-of-tacitus","provider":"Books Prime","version":"1.0","type":"link"}