The Histories; Translated With Introd. and Notes by W. Hamilton Fyfe Volume 1 by Cornelius Tacitus (Creator) - 2012-08-01

Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 2001. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

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Oxford Univ Pr, 2001. Soft Cover. Good. Book shows moderate wear/ spine tight/covers creased; moderate edge wear/ corners, spine and spine hinge creased/ several pages have underlining/ several pages and page tips creased

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Paperback / softback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; `The story I now commence is rich in vicissitudes, grim with warfare, torn by civil strife, a tale of horror even during times of peace.' Edward Gibbon called The Histories an `immortal work, every sentence of which is pregnant with the

Paperback / softback. New. `The story I now commence is rich in vicissitudes, grim with warfare, torn by civil strife, a tale of horror even during times of peace.' Edward Gibbon called The Histories an `immortal work, every sentence of which is pregnant with the deepest observations and the most lively images'. Its author, Cornelius Tacitus, widely acknowledged as the greatest of all Roman historians, describes with cynical power the murderous `Year of the Four Emperors' - AD 69 - when in just a few months the whole of the Roman Empire was torn apart by civil war. The ultimate triumph of Vespasian and his sons Titus and Domitian was only the prelude to further conflicts and disasters, with revolts among the Germans and Jews challenging the very foundations of Roman authority. W. H. Fyfe's classic translation has been substantially revised to accord with modern scholarship, and supplied with extensive historical and literary notes. The Introduction provides an essential guide to… Read More

Paperback / softback. New. In AD68 Nero's suicide marked the end of the first dynasty of imperial Rome. The following year was one of drama and danger, though not of chaos. This book gives us an account based on excellent authorities.

William Heinemann, 1925. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1925. No Edition Remarks. 479 pages. Fully bound in red leather. Volume I - Books I-III. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Cracking to gutters, with exposed netting. Pages remain intact. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Notable crushing to spine ends. Small splits to spine ends. Some peeling leather to spine.

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