Description: Further DetailsTitle: The HistoriesCondition: NewEAN: 9780199540709ISBN: 9780199540709Publisher: Oxford University PressFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 05/08/2008Item Height: 195mmItem Length: 128mmItem Width: 16mmAuthor: Cornelius TacitusTranslator: W. H. FyfeContributor: W. H. Fyfe (Translated by), D. S. Levene (Edited by)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 0199540705Description: `The story I now commence is rich in vicissitudes, grim with warfare, torn by civil strife, a tale of horror even during times of peace.' Edward Gibbon called The Histories an `immortal work, every sentence of which is pregnant with the deepest observations and the most lively images'. Its author, Cornelius Tacitus, widely acknowledged as the greatest of all Roman historians, describes with cynical power the murderous `Year of the Four Emperors' - AD 69 - when in just a few months the whole of the Roman Empire was torn apart by civil war. The ultimate triumph of Vespasian and his sons Titus and Domitian was only the prelude to further conflicts and disasters, with revolts among the Germans and Jews challenging the very foundations of Roman authority. W. H. Fyfe's classic translation has been substantially revised to accord with modern scholarship, and supplied with extensive historical and literary notes. The Introduction provides an essential guide to understanding the subtleties of Tacitus' writing, and sets the historical scene with a succinct account of the political and social background to the Imperial Roman state. Maps of the Roman Empire and a Glossary of Place Names complete this valuable edition. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.Country/Region of Manufacture: GBGenre: HistoryBook Series: Oxford World's ClassicsTopic: Military History, Ancient History, Literary CriticismItem Weight: 254gRelease Year: 2008 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: The Histories
Title: The Histories
EAN: 9780199540709
ISBN: 9780199540709
Release Date: 05/08/2008
Release Year: 2008
Translator: W. H. Fyfe
Contributor: D. S. Levene (Edited by)
ISBN-10: 0199540705
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Series: Oxford World's Classics
Book Title: Histories
Number of Pages: 368 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication Year: 2008
Topic: Ancient / General, Military / General, World
Item Height: 0.6 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: History
Item Weight: 9 Oz
Item Length: 7.7 in
Author: W. H. Fyfe, Tacitus
Item Width: 5 in
Book Series: Oxford World's Classics Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback
