Project Gutenberg 2006-10-31 Public domain in the USA. 87 Tacitus, Cornelius 56 117 Tacitus, Gaius Cornelius Tacitus, Caius Cornelius Tacitus, Publius Cornelius Le Gendre, Louis 1655 1733 Gendre, Louis Le Germania Moeurs des anciens Germains Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germania_(book) Produced by Mireille Harmelin and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team of Europe. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) "Moeurs des anciens Germains" by Cornelius Tacitus is a historical account written during the early Roman Empire period. This book provides insights into the customs, social structures, and ways of life of the Germanic tribes as observed by Tacitus, a Roman historian. The primary focus of the text is to detail the contrasts between the cultures of ancient Germans and the Romans as well as to reflect on the implications of these differences for contemporary society. In this work, Tacitus describes various aspects of Germanic life, including their religious beliefs, warrior culture, family structures, and communal practices. He highlights the simplicity and rusticity of their mores, noting how they often lack the luxuries and complexities found in Roman society. The text discusses the importance of bravery and honor in warfare, the role of women in both domestic and military contexts, and the very egalitarian nature of their communities, which contrasts sharply with Roman hierarchical structures. Tacitus also draws parallels between the customs of the Germans and those of the then-modern Franks and Gauls, elucidating a continuity of cultural traits across time and geographical boundaries. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 70.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr Germanic peoples -- Early works to 1800 PA Text Germany Classical Antiquity FR Peuples et Sociétés Category: History - European Category: History - Ancient 110680 2025-07-08T10:02:57.921951 text/html 110501 2025-01-08T10:46:55.305437 text/html 117132 2025-07-08T10:03:02.923919 application/epub+zip 116878 2025-07-08T10:03:00.620919 application/epub+zip 108596 2025-07-08T10:02:59.558939 application/epub+zip 223192 2025-07-08T10:03:04.611911 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 215188 2025-07-08T10:03:02.257920 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 176843 2022-09-09T10:32:56.022798 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 99558 2025-07-08T10:02:57.699953 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 99624 2006-10-31T05:54:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 97862 2006-10-31T05:53:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22090 2025-07-08T10:03:04.744896 application/rdf+xml 12864 2025-07-08T10:03:00.064947 image/jpeg 3400 2025-07-08T10:02:59.824912 image/jpeg 37664 2006-10-31T05:55:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 37336 2006-10-31T05:55:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 116865 2025-07-08T10:02:57.931930 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia