Books V and VI of Tacitus' Annals, when complete, carried the narrative of Tiberius' reign from A.D. 29 to 37. Unfortunately most of Book V has been lost, but Annals VI, which resumes the narrative 2 weeks after the execution of Sejanus, contains a fascinating variety of incidents.
Books V and VI of Tacitus' Annals, when complete, carried the narrative of Tiberius' reign from A.D. 29 to 37. Unfortunately most of Book V has been l...
The first edition of this study of the greatest and most original of Roman historians appeared in 1981 and was enthusiastically received by reviewers as the most ambitious book on Tacitus to appear since Sir Ronald Syme's great work thirty years ago. This is the second paperback edition, incorporating corrections and an up-to-date bibliography.
The first edition of this study of the greatest and most original of Roman historians appeared in 1981 and was enthusiastically received by reviewe...
Addressing the history of the earth in terms of geological process and the resolution of the fossil record, Ronald Martin presents a report on the current state of knowledge on a group of interconnected themes - process, scale and hierarchy, and the methodologies of historical sciences.
Addressing the history of the earth in terms of geological process and the resolution of the fossil record, Ronald Martin presents a report on the cur...
