Selections from Tacitus Annals I : an edition for intermediate students chapters 3-7, 11-14, 16-30, 46-49

"This is the first intermediate-student edition of a selection from Tacitus' Annals I. Sections 3?7, 11?14, 16?30 and 46?49 are included as Latin text with an accompanying commentary and vocabulary. Focusing on a deliberately concise extract from the original, this edition is designed to be manageable for students reading the text for the first time while also perfectly encapsulating the interest of the longer work and inspiring further study of it. A detailed introduction explains points of historical and stylistic interest. Annals I starts with the death of Augustus and the beginning of Tiberius' principate. Tacitus chronicles the uneasy and unprecedented transition from one to the other, in the context of a political elite shaken by years of civil war and unsure as to how best to protect their own interests and the stability Augustus had brought to Rome. With damning references to the servile nature of the new regime, Tacitus vividly paints scenes of confused senatorial debates, and Tiberius' own uncertainty over his own position and the best decisions to make. Opportunistic rebellions in the army are described with dramatic brilliance."-- Provided by publisher Cover page Halftitle page Series page Title page Copyright page Contents Preface Introduction The historical situation Government by princeps Historical sources The accession of Tiberius Historiography at Rome Tacitus The Annals The succession (Chapters 3–7) The debate about succession in the Senate(Chapters 11–14) The Pannonian mutiny (Chapters 16–30) The mutiny in Lower Germany(Chapters 31–45 and 46–49) Style Further reading Text Commentary Notes Vocabulary Index of Place Names Index of Members of the Imperial Household Index of Other Named Romans