{"product_id":"9781501349980","title":"Selections from Tacitus Histories I An Edition for Intermediate Students","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBloomsbury Classical Languages\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eSelections from Tacitus Histories I\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAn Edition for Intermediate Students\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBenedict Gravell | Ellen O'Gorman\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Collections \/ Ancient \u0026amp; Classical\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the first intermediate-student edition of a selection from Tacitus \u003ci\u003eHistories\u003c\/i\u003e I. Sections 4 (\u003ci\u003efinis Neronis\u003c\/i\u003e ...) to 7, 12–14, 17–23, 26–36, 39–44 and 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHistories \u003c\/i\u003eI starts in AD 69, during the civil war after the death of Nero. Tacitus describes the unstable conditions in the Roman Empire, as different generals are elevated by their soldiers to the position of emperor. In the prescribed selection, rebellion and violence break out in the city of Rome, as the Praetorian Guard of the emperor Galba transfer their support to a controversial younger man, Otho. Tacitus vividly portrays the elderly Galba's attempts to maintain order and discipline as power slips from his grasp, while Otho inspires the disorderly soldiers, keeping control only with difficulty over this volatile group of men.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBenedict Gravell\u003c\/b\u003e teaches Classics at Westminster School, UK.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEllen O'Gorman\u003c\/b\u003e is Senior Lecturer in Classics at the University of Bristol, UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24 January 2019\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781501349980\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e192\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9.44\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51332084760716,"sku":"9781501349980","price":17.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_bb577218-5260-42be-9d41-d8d0a1362838.jpg?v=1783601387","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781501349980","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}