The Cambridge companion to Tacitus / edited by A. J. Woodman. [electronic resource]
The Cambridge companion to Tacitus / edited by A. J. Woodman. [electronic resource]
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Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
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English
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1 online resource (xvi, 366 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
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text
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computer
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online resource
Contents
From the annalists to the Annales : Latin historiography before Tacitus / A.M. Gowing -- Tacitus and the contemporary scene / A.J. Woodman -- The Agricola / A.R. Birley -- The Germania as literary text / Richard F. Thomas -- The faces of eloquence : the Dialogus de oratoribus / Sander M. Goldberg --...
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Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
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England
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2009.
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Tacitus is universally recognised as ancient Rome's greatest writer of history, and his account of the Roman Empire in the first century AD has been fundamental in shaping the modern perception of Rome and its emperors. This Companion provides a new, up-to-date and authoritative assessment of his work and influence which will be invaluable for stud...
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The Cambridge companion to Tacitus / edited by A. J. Woodman. [electronic resource]
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Cambridge companions online.
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Cambridge companions to literature
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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1-139-00278-3
1-139-80160-0
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878/.0109
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991023962539402626