The Agricola and Germania (Royal Collector's Edition) (Annotated) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket)

<p><em>The Agricola and the Germania</em> were written by the Roman historian Tacitus around 98 AD. The <em>Germania</em> describes the lands laws and customs of individual Germanic tribes. The <em>Agricola</em> recounts the life of Tacitus' father-in-law Gnaeus Julius Agricola an eminent Roman general and Governor of Britain. It also covers briefly the geography and ethnography of ancient Britain. As in the <em>Germania</em> Tacitus favorably contrasts the liberty of the native Britons to the corruption and tyranny of the Empire; the book also contains eloquent and forceful polemics against the rapacity and greed of Rome.</p><p>Tacitus's writings are known for their dense prose that seldom glosses the facts in contrast to the style of some of his contemporaries. In most of his writings he keeps to a chronological narrative order only seldom outlining the bigger picture leaving the readers to construct that picture for themselves. Tacitus's historical style offers penetrating-often pessimistic-insights into the psychology of power politics blending straightforward descriptions of events moral lessons and tightly focused dramatic accounts.</p><p>This case laminate collector's edition includes a Victorian inspired dust-jacket. </p>