{"product_id":"the-annals-the-histories-9780812966992","title":"The Annals \u0026 The Histories","description":"Cornelius Tacitus brilliantly chronicles the moral decline and rampant civil unrest in the Roman Empire in a period when the earliest foundations of modern Europe were being laid. \u003ci\u003eThe Annals \u003c\/i\u003ecommence in a.d. 14, at the death of Augustus, recounting the reigns of Tiberius, Gaius (Caligula), Claudius, and Nero, and conclude in a.d. 68, the year of Nero's suicide.\u003ci\u003e The Histories\u003c\/i\u003e document the tumultuous year a.d. 69, when Emperors Galba, Otho, and Vitellius all perished in quick succession, ushering in Vespasian's ten-year reign. According to historian Will Durant, \" We must] rank Tacitus among the greatest. . . . The portraits he draws stand out more clearly, stride the stage more livingly than any others in historical literature.\" This Modern Library Paperback Classic includes newly commissioned endnotes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tacitus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/08\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Modern Library Classics (Paperback)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 640\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.98lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.08h x 5.26w x 1.11d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780812966992\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRevised Edition\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43176811757705,"sku":"9780812966992","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_986cc89e-58f8-44b4-a7d2-53c416216640.jpg?v=1733215422","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/the-annals-the-histories-9780812966992","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}