History

Germania and Agricola

by Tacitus

Two short works by Tacitus: a portrait of the tribes beyond the Rhine, and the life of his father-in-law Agricola, governor of Britain. In the Agricola a Caledonian chief says of the Romans that they make a desert and call it peace. Tacitus wrote them at the start of his career as a historian, around AD 98.

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Reading time

About 4 hr 10 min

Where to find it

The Latin Reading Room

Edition

Project Gutenberg, eBook #9090. In the public domain in the United States.