TacitusW. Blackwood and sons, 1877 - 194 pages |
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A. C. vol Agricola Agrippina ancient Annals Antonius Aper army Augustus Batavian battle better blood Britain Britons Cæcina Cæsar Cæsarian Caligula camp capital Capitol character Cicero civil Claudian Claudius command consuls Corbulo Dean Merivale death deeds Domitian Drusus Egypt eloquence emperor empire enemy English readers evil fame father favour fear Flavian foes freedmen friends Galba Gaul German Germanicus gods hand historian History honour imperial island Italy Jews Judæa king knights least legions lives Livia Maternus Messala Mucianus murder narrative Nero Nero's Nerva noble once orator Otho Parthian peace perhaps person Piso Pliny populace prætor prætorian prince proconsul provinces Quintilian reign revolt Rhine Roman Rome Sabinus Saleius Bassus says Tacitus Sejanus senate slaves soldiers speech spirit subjects Suetonius Syria Tacitus Tacitus's temple Teutonic throne Tiberius tion Tiridates Trajan tribes tribunes Vespasian vices victory virtues Vitellians Vitellius wars wife words writes young