The Loeb Classical Library: Annals : Books 4–6, 11–12

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The Loeb Classical Library: Annals : Books 4–6, 11–12Tacitus (Cornelius), famous Roman historian, was born in AD 55, 56 or 57 and lived to about 120. He became an orator, married in 77 a daughter of Julius Agricola before Agricola went to Britain, was quaestor in 81 or 82, a senator under the Flavian emperors, and a praetor in 88. After four years absence he experienced the terrors of Emperor Domitians last years and turned to historical writing. He was a consul in 97. Close friend of the younger Pliny,

and Philoxenus are remarkable examples of this new style

but these prove singularly elusive

The notes provide linguistic help and more difficult verb forms are given separately in the vocabulary

the beautiful Caroline Crale was convicted of her husband's murder

Έχει αυτοκτονήσει

he went into exile

'Mesmerising

in lucid and lively new translations

Taking Pandora and her jar (the box came later) as the starting point

τη «Νέα Ιερουσαλήμ»

But taking the play as a whole

urban and rural settings