Project Gutenberg 2016-10-12 Public domain in the USA. 132 Tacitus, Cornelius 56 117 Tacitus, Gaius Cornelius Tacitus, Caius Cornelius Tacitus, Publius Cornelius Hidén, K. J. (Karl Julius) 1867 Hiden, K. J. (Karl Julius) Hidén, Karl Julius Hidén, Carolus I. (Carolus Iulius) Germania Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germania_(book) Produced by Tapio Riikonen "Germania" by Cornelius Tacitus is a historical account written in the early 2nd century AD. This work provides a comprehensive description of the various Germanic tribes and their customs, beliefs, and social structures, ultimately aiming to inform Roman readers of their northern neighbors. Tacitus, a Roman senator and historian, combines observational detail with a descriptive analysis of the sociopolitical dynamics of the tribes he describes. At the start of "Germania," the text introduces elements of Tacitus's own life and urges the importance of his work in understanding the cultures beyond the Roman Empire. It explains the geographical boundaries of Germania and describes its inhabitants as largely untouched by external influences, boasting a pure lineage and distinctive customs. The opening segment highlights the tribes' physical attributes, their unique religious practices, social structures, and notions of warfare, setting the stage for a deeper exploration of Germanic society that follows in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 27.6 (College graduate level). Very difficult to read. fi Germanic peoples -- Early works to 1800 PA Text Category: History - European Category: History - Ancient 99271 2025-08-21T08:56:38.570325 text/html 99082 99021 2024-10-22T07:24:27.230902 2023-09-23T05:39:45.705939 text/html text/html 102207 2025-08-21T08:56:42.465313 application/epub+zip 101047 2025-08-21T08:56:40.145342 application/epub+zip 101049 2025-08-21T08:56:39.102373 application/epub+zip 163497 2025-08-21T08:56:44.203287 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 155549 2025-08-21T08:56:41.858299 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 136830 2022-09-24T07:01:41.073499 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 88151 2025-08-21T08:56:38.344327 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 68510 2024-10-23T01:14:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17206 2025-08-21T08:56:44.333358 application/rdf+xml 9192 2025-08-21T08:56:39.641376 image/jpeg 2465 2025-08-21T08:56:39.398328 image/jpeg 99540 2025-08-21T08:56:38.579336 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