The Annals of Imperial Rome

Tacitus, Michael Grant

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Penguin
31 December 1963

Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Literary essays; European history; Ancient history: to c 500 CE; Penguin Black Classics

Tacitus' Annals of Imperial Rome recount the major historical events from the years shortly before the death of Augustus up to the death of Nero in AD 68. With clarity and vivid intensity he describes the reign of terror under the corrupt Tiberius, the great fire of Rome during the time of Nero, and the wars, poisonings, scandals, conspiracies and murders that were part of imperial life. Despite his claim that the Annals were written objectively, Tacitus' account is sharply critical of the emperors' excesses and fearful for the future of Imperial Rome, while also filled with a longing for its past glories.

By: Tacitus
Translated by: Michael Grant
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 127mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 317g
ISBN: 9780140440607
ISBN 10: 0140440607
Pages: 464
Publication Date: 31 December 1963
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Tacitus studied rhetoric in Rome and rose to eminence as a pleader at the Roman Bar. In 77 he married the daughter of Agricola, conqueror of Britain, of whom he later wrote a biography. His other works includethe Germania and the Historiae. Michael Grant's academic titles include Chancellor's Medallist and Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, and President of the Classical Association.