Project Gutenberg 2006-04-04 Public domain in the USA. 1138 Tacitus, Cornelius 56 117 Tacitus, Gaius Cornelius Tacitus, Caius Cornelius Tacitus, Publius Cornelius Gordon, Thomas 1750 Tacitus on Germany Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germania_(book) Produced by Dagny; John Bickers; David Widger "Tacitus on Germany" by Cornelius Tacitus is a historical account written in the 1st century AD during the Roman Empire. This work provides an in-depth examination of the geography, customs, and cultural practices of the Germanic tribes encountered by the Romans. Tacitus's observations serve as an important historical document that sheds light on the lives of the ancestors of modern Teutonic nations prior to significant interactions with Roman civilization. In this text, Tacitus meticulously describes the various tribes of Germany, detailing their social structures, beliefs, and martial practices. He notes their simplicity in lifestyle, lack of urban settlements, and communal living arrangements, as well as their deep reverence for nature and the gods. The tribes maintain distinctive customs, such as unique marriage traditions and war customs, emphasizing bravery and loyalty to their leaders. Tacitus highlights the Germans' physical characteristics and their lack of monetary wealth, while contrasting their warrior culture against the perceived decadence of Roman society. Ultimately, "Tacitus on Germany" serves as a valuable resource for understanding both the Germanic tribes and the Roman perspective on them during this period. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 61.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Germanic peoples -- Early works to 1800 PA Text Germany Classical Antiquity Category: History - European Category: History - Ancient 100303 2025-07-02T05:00:48.855974 text/html 94841 2013-02-08T10:21:12 text/html 110534 2025-07-02T05:00:53.722967 application/epub+zip 109273 2025-07-02T05:00:51.453991 application/epub+zip 92495 2025-07-02T05:00:50.400990 application/epub+zip 213669 2025-07-02T05:00:55.429976 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 204760 2025-07-02T05:00:53.079984 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 181286 2022-09-02T06:58:49.440565 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 87177 2025-07-02T05:00:48.602007 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 87014 2007-05-17T15:51:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19893 2025-07-02T05:00:55.557953 application/rdf+xml 13826 2025-07-02T05:00:50.886008 image/jpeg 3581 2025-07-02T05:00:50.640999 image/jpeg 35324 2013-02-08T10:21:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 33875 2007-05-17T15:52:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 108148 2025-07-02T05:00:48.864987 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