Project Gutenberg 2005-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 714 Tacitus, Cornelius 56 117 Tacitus, Gaius Cornelius Tacitus, Caius Cornelius Tacitus, Publius Cornelius Germania and Agricola Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germania_(book) Produced by David Starner, Tapio Riikonen and Distributed Proofreaders "Germania and Agricola" by Cornelius Tacitus is a historical account from the early second century. This work presents a detailed examination of the Germanic tribes and a biography of the Roman general Agricola, who contributed significantly to the Roman conquest of Britain. The texts explore themes of cultural contrasts between the Germans and Romans, the nature of leadership, and insights into the political landscape of the time. The opening portion provides a comprehensive introduction to the context and significance of Tacitus's work. It discusses the motivations behind the writings, emphasizes the educational purpose of the edition, and reflects on Tacitus's unique literary style. It introduces the structure of the Germania, which outlines the geography, customs, and behaviors of the Germanic peoples, while also setting the stage for the biography of Agricola, whose military and administrative achievements are to be chronicled. This preface gives readers a glimpse of the scholarly approach taken in this edition, aiming to enhance understanding of both Tacitus's historical insights and stylistic nuances. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 57.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en la Agricola, Gnaeus Julius, 40-93 Germanic peoples -- Early works to 1800 Statesmen -- Rome -- Biography -- Early works to 1800 PA Text Germany Classical Antiquity Category: Biographies Category: History - European Category: History - Ancient 492758 2025-08-04T08:01:52.297559 text/html 492579 2025-01-11T23:10:47.307547 text/html 268296 2025-08-04T08:02:01.638567 application/epub+zip 274602 2025-08-04T08:01:55.236583 application/epub+zip 256737 2025-08-04T08:01:54.066611 application/epub+zip 506674 2025-08-04T08:02:06.175529 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 449192 2025-08-04T08:02:00.866521 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 421803 2022-09-04T13:01:31.636076 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 436532 2025-08-04T08:01:51.729640 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 436567 2015-02-23T20:10:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18840 2025-08-04T08:02:06.306535 application/rdf+xml 14069 2025-08-04T08:01:54.562590 image/jpeg 3586 2025-08-04T08:01:54.314605 image/jpeg 180922 2015-02-23T20:13:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 265981 2025-08-04T08:01:52.336630 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