Tacitus' Histories
Written by Publius Cornelius Tacitus
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The Histories was written between 110 and 100 B.C. It covered the Year of Four Emperors following the downfall of Nero, the rise of Vespasian, and the rule of the Flavian Dynasty up to the death of Domitian.
Only the first four books and 26 chapters of the fifth book have survived, covering the year 69 and the first part of 70. The work is believed to have continued up to the death of Domitian on September 18, 96. As a prelude to the account of Titus's suppression of the Great Jewish Revolt, Book 5 features a short ethnographic survey of the ancient Jews as seen from the Roman point of view. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia.)
Publius Cornelius Tacitus
Publius Cornelius Tacitus (58 bis ca. 120) stammte aus einer wohlhabenden Familie in Oberitalien und wurde durch seine Ausbildung wohl schon von Kindesbeinen an auf eine Karriere im römischen Staatsdienst vorbereitet. Er begann seine Laufbahn als Rechtsanwalt, seine intellektuelle Brillanz ließ ihn bald in höchste Ämter aufsteigen. Im Alter von etwa 40 Jahren nahm er seine schriftstellerische Tätigkeit auf. Hauptwerke sind die »Annalen« und die »Historien«, die der römischen Geschichte gelten. - Sowohl als Redner als auch als Schriftsteller ragte Tacitus weit über die meisten seiner Zeitgenossen hinaus. Das Latein seiner Texte gilt als vorbildlich, seine scharfen und sprachlich brillanten Analysen haben das moderne Bild vom Römischen Reich im 1. Jahrhundert n. Chr. wesentlich geprägt.
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