Prologue, 1. Preconceptions and Practicalities: Thucydides, 2. Theory: Cicero, 3. Style and Attitude: Sallust and Livy, 4. History and Alternative Histories: Tacitus, 5. Epilogue, Abbreviations and Bibliography, General Index, Index of Passages
A. J. Woodman is Gildersleeve Professor of Classics at the University of Virginia. He has written widely on Roman history, especially Tacitus, and co-edited, with R. H. Martin, Annals III and IV (1996 and 1989 respectively).