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Tacitus Agricola and Germania (Paperback). Title: Agricola and Germania. Author: Tacitus. Format: Paperback. Item Width: 10mm. Item Length: 129mm. Item Height: 198mm. Country/Region of Manufacture: GB. Language: English, Latin. Further DetailsTitle: Agricola and Germania Condition: New Author: Tacitus Translator: H. Mattingly Contributor: James Rives (Edited by), H. Mattingly (Introduction by), H. Mattingly (Translated by) Format: Paperback ISBN-10: 014045540X EAN: 9780140455403 ISBN: 9780140455403 Publisher: Penguin Classics Genre: History Topic: Ancient History, Language & Reference Release Date: 01/07/2010 Description: The Agricola is both a portrait of Julius Agricola - the most famous governor of Roman Britain and Tacitus' well-loved and respected father-in-law - and the first detailed account of Britain that has come down to us. It offers fascinating descriptions of the geography, climate and peoples of the country, and a succinct account of the early stages of the Roman occupation, nearly fatally undermined by Boudicca's revolt in AD 61 but consolidated by campaigns that took Agricola as far as Anglesey and northern Scotland. The warlike German tribes are the focus of Tacitus' attention in the Germania , which, like the Agricola , often compares the behaviour of 'barbarian' peoples favourably with the decadence and corruption of Imperial Rome. Language: English, Latin Country/Region of Manufacture: GB Item Height: 198mm Item Length: 129mm Item Width: 10mm Item Weight: 134g Release Year: 2010 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.