The Histories By Tacitus Paperback Barnes Nobleв Click anywhere in the line to jump to another position: book: chapter: click on a word to bring up parses, dictionary entries, and frequency statistics. 1. initium mihi operis servius galba iterum titus vinius consules erunt. nam post conditam urbem octingentos et viginti prioris aevi annos multi auctores rettulerunt, dum res populi romani. Book: chapter: i begin my work with the time when servius galba was consul for the second time with titus vinius for his colleague. of the former period, the 820 years dating from the founding of the city, many authors have treated; and while they had to record the transactions of the roman people, they wrote with equal eloquence and freedom.
ьхмыэ ыфш юааthe Historiesюаб юааof Tacitusюаб Hardcover P. corneli taciti historiarvm liber primvs. [1] initium mihi operis servius galba iterum titus vinius consules erunt. nam post conditam urbem octingentos et viginti prioris aevi annos multi auctores rettulerunt, dum res populi romani memorabantur pari eloquentia ac libertate: postquam bellatum apud actium atque omnem potentiam ad unum conferri. Titus vinius and cornelius laco, one the most worthless, the other the most spiritless of mankind, were ruining the weak old emperor, who had to bear the odium of such crimes and the scorn felt for such cowardice. galba's progress had been slow and blood stained. 5. introduction tacitus held the consulship under nerva in the year 97. at this point he closed his public career. he had reached the goal of a politician's ambition and had become known as one of the best speakers of his time, but he seems to have realized that under the principate politics was a dull farce, and that oratory was of little value in a time of peace and strong government. Vol. 2 4 have title: tacitus, the histories, with an english translation by clifford h. moore the annals, with an english translation by john jackson includes bibliographical references (v. 1, p. xiv xvi).
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