Author: CHILVER, GUY EDWARD FARQUHAR (G. E. F. ) Title: A Historical Commentary on Tacitus' Histories I and Ii (1 & 2)
Description: Oxford Clarendon Press, 1979. Hardcover. ISBN: 0198148305. Foxing to textblock. Very minor shelfwear elsewhere. ; Commentary by Prof. Chilver on the first two books of Cornelius Tacitus' first major historical work known as the Histories. In these books I & II, Tacitus describes the fall of the first emperor, Galba, and an account of the war in which the second emperor, Otho, was defeated by Vitellius and committed suicide, and of the challenge of the final victor, Vespasian, presented to Vitellius in the latter part of year A. D. 69. Includes emphasis on the major historical themes, analysis of textural and syntactical problems when their solution is vital to establishing Tacitus' meaning. 280 pgs. Illustrated with two maps: the Roman Empire in A. D. 69, and Eastern Gaul, the Alps, and Northern Italy.; 280 pages. Very Good+ with no dust jacket .
Keywords: 0198148305 Latin Literature Roman History Roman Empire Tacitus Political Science Commentaries
Price: US$ 90.00 Seller: Ancient World Books
- Book number: 7344
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