Agricola and the Germania

Name: Agricola and the Germania
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ISBN: 9780140455403

ISBN-10: 014045540X

ISBN-13: 9780140455403

Edition: 2010 (Revised)

Authors: Tacitus, James Rives, Harold Mattingly, James Rives, James Rives

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The Agricola is both a portrait of Julius Agricola – the most famous governor of Roman Britain and Tacitus’ well-loved and respected father-in-law – and the first detailed account of Britain that has come down to us. It offers fascinating descriptions of the geography, climate and peoples of the country, and a succinct account of the early stages of the Roman occupation, nearly fatally undermined by Boudicca’s revolt in AD 61 but consolidated by campaigns that took Agricola as far as Anglesey and northern Scotland. The warlike German tribes are the focus of Tacitus’ attention in the Germania, which, like the Agricola, often compares the behaviour of ‘barbarian’ peoples favourably with the…

Book details

List price: $20.00
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 3/30/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 176
Size: 5.04" wide x 7.76" long x 0.39" tall
Weight: 0.286
Language: English