Histories (Tacitus)
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Histories is a Roman historical chronicle by Tacitus. Written c. 100–110, its complete form covered c. 69–96, a period which includes the Year of Four Emperors following the downfall of Nero, as well
First page of the Histories in its first printed edition
Annals (Tacitus)
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The Annals by Roman historian and senator Tacitus is a history of the Roman Empire from the reign of Tiberius to that of Nero, the years AD 14–68. The Annals are an important source for modern underst
Histories (Tacitus)
…However, the surviving portion of the work only reaches the year 70 and the very beginning of the reign of Vespasian. Together, the Histories and the Annals amounted to 30 books. Saint Jerome refers to these books explicitly, and about half of them have survived. Although scholars disagree on how to assign…
First page of books XI–XVI of Tacitus' Annals (Venice: Vindelinus de Spira, ca. 1471/72)
The Fire of Rome, July 64, during the reign of Nero, by Karl von Piloty, 1861.
Corvey Abbey in Germany, where Annals 1–6 were discovered.