The Annals of Imperial RomeTacitus' Annals of Imperial Rome recount the major historical events from the years shortly before the death of Augustus up to the death of Nero in AD 68. With clarity and vivid intensity he describes the reign of terror under the corrupt Tiberius, the great fire of Rome during the time of Nero, and the wars, poisonings, scandals, conspiracies and murders that were part of imperial life. Despite his claim that the Annals were written objectively, Tacitus' account is sharply critical of the emperors' excesses and fearful for the future of Imperial Rome, while also filled with a longing for its past glories. |
Contents
TIBERIUS | |
From Augustus to Tiberius Bk I 115 | |
Partner of My Labours IV | |
The Reign of Terror VI | |
CLAUDIUS AND NERO | |
The Fall of Messalina XI | |
The Mother of Nero XII | |
The Fall of Agrippina XIII IXIV | |
Nero and his Helpers XIV 1465 | |
Eastern Settlement XV 132 | |
Mutiny on the Frontiers I 1649 | |
War with the Germans I 49II | |
The First Treason Trials II 2752 | |
The Death of Germanicus II 53III | |
Tiberius and the Senate III 1976 | |
The Burning of Rome XV 3247 | |
The Plot XV 4874 | |
Innocent Victims XVI | |
FURTHER READING | |
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