Life of Agricola. Germany.
Beautiful Letters| N° d'inventaire | 2010 |
| Format | 11 x 18 |
| Détails | 176 p., paperback. |
| Publication | Paris, 1997 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782251799148 |
Bilingual collection of classics in paperback. The life of Agricola, a victim of Domitian, was, from 98 onwards, an opportunity for Tacitus to paint the dark side of tyranny, which he would return to in the Histories and the Annals. The account of the general's victorious campaigns takes the reader to the edge of the known world, facing the savage Caledonians fighting for their freedom. With Germania, Tacitus returns to the northern lands, which escaped Rome's control. The image of the rugged Germans, both virtuous and disturbing, sometimes borders on myth. But Germania is also a precious document on these peoples that Rome had difficulty containing within its borders. The interest of this little book goes far beyond Roman Antiquity: it played a decisive role in the formation of modern nationalisms.
Bilingual collection of classics in paperback. The life of Agricola, a victim of Domitian, was, from 98 onwards, an opportunity for Tacitus to paint the dark side of tyranny, which he would return to in the Histories and the Annals. The account of the general's victorious campaigns takes the reader to the edge of the known world, facing the savage Caledonians fighting for their freedom. With Germania, Tacitus returns to the northern lands, which escaped Rome's control. The image of the rugged Germans, both virtuous and disturbing, sometimes borders on myth. But Germania is also a precious document on these peoples that Rome had difficulty containing within its borders. The interest of this little book goes far beyond Roman Antiquity: it played a decisive role in the formation of modern nationalisms.