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A more accessible introduction to Tacitus, also in some ways better, may be found <A HREF=" https://www.livius.org/articles/person/tacitus/ "TARGET="Livius" onMouseOver="return Ebox(INARRAY,toLivius,WIDTH,175)" onMouseOut="nd();"> at Livius</A>. <H3> The Text of Tacitus on LacusCurtius </H3> <P CLASS="a0 justify"> As usual, I retyped the text rather than scanning it: not only to minimize errors prior to proofreading, but as an opportunity for me to become intimately familiar with the work, an exercise I heartily recommend. (<SPAN CLASS="whole">Well-meaning</SPAN> attempts to get me to scan text, if <SPAN CLASS="whole">success</SPAN>ful, would merely turn me into some kind of machine: gambit declined.) <P CLASS="i1 b0 a0 justify"> This transcription of both <I>Annals</I> and <I>Histories</I> has been meticulously proofread; first by me, then once more by Adam Favaro, for whose additional corrections I am of course grateful. In the table of contents below, the items are therefore shown <SPAN CLASS="fondbleu">on blue backgrounds</SPAN>, indicating that I believe the texts to be completely errorfree. (Otherwise, pages still not proofread would be shown <SPAN CLASS="fondrose">on red backgrounds</SPAN>. 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Hare's site</A>. <DIV ALIGN="center"><A ID="Annals"></A> <TABLE CLASS="start justified" CELLPADDING="2" BORDER="4" WIDTH="80%"> <TR CLASS="wintergreen"> <TH COLSPAN="2" CLASS="caps"> The <I>Annals</I> </TH> </TR> <TR CLASS="proofread0"> <TD COLSPAN="2"><DIV CLASS="contents"> <DIV ALIGN="center"> <A CLASS="italic" NAME="A.Intro" HREF=" E/Roman/Texts/Tacitus/Annals/Introduction*.html "TARGET="princeps" onMouseOver="return Ebox(INARRAY,1,WIDTH,165)" onMouseOut="nd();"> Introduction to the <I>Annals</I> </A> (by the 20c editor)</DIV> </DIV></TD> </TR> <TR CLASS="proofread1"> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> <DIV ALIGN="center"> <A CLASS="bold" NAME="A.1" HREF=" E/Roman/Texts/Tacitus/Annals/1A*.html "TARGET="Tacitus_E" onMouseOver="return Ebox(INARRAY,1,WIDTH,165)" onMouseOut="nd();"> 1.<SPAN CLASS="small">1‑15</SPAN> </A></DIV> </DIV></TD> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> Death and funeral of Augustus; accession of Tiberius. </DIV></TD> </TR> <TR CLASS="proofread2"> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> <DIV ALIGN="center"> <A CLASS="bold" NAME="A.1B" HREF=" E/Roman/Texts/Tacitus/Annals/1B*.html "TARGET="Tacitus_E" onMouseOver="return Ebox(INARRAY,1,WIDTH,165)" onMouseOut="nd();"> 1.<SPAN CLASS="small">16‑30</SPAN> </A></DIV> </DIV></TD> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> Drusus and the mutiny of the Pannonian legions. </DIV></TD> </TR> <TR CLASS="proofread1"> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> <DIV ALIGN="center"> <A CLASS="bold" NAME="A.1C" HREF=" E/Roman/Texts/Tacitus/Annals/1C*.html "TARGET="Tacitus_E" onMouseOver="return Ebox(INARRAY,1,WIDTH,165)" onMouseOut="nd();"> 1.<SPAN CLASS="small">31‑54</SPAN> </A></DIV> </DIV></TD> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> Germanicus and the mutiny of the German legions. </DIV></TD> </TR> <TR CLASS="proofread2"> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> <DIV ALIGN="center"> <A CLASS="bold" NAME="A.1D" HREF=" E/Roman/Texts/Tacitus/Annals/1D*.html "TARGET="Tacitus_E" onMouseOver="return Ebox(INARRAY,1,WIDTH,165)" onMouseOut="nd();"> 1.<SPAN CLASS="small">55‑71</SPAN> </A></DIV> </DIV></TD> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> The war in Germany. </DIV></TD> </TR> <TR CLASS="proofread1"> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> <DIV ALIGN="center"> <A CLASS="bold" NAME="A.1E" HREF=" E/Roman/Texts/Tacitus/Annals/1E*.html "TARGET="Tacitus_E" onMouseOver="return Ebox(INARRAY,1,WIDTH,165)" onMouseOut="nd();"> 1.<SPAN CLASS="small">72‑81</SPAN> </A></DIV> </DIV></TD> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> Intrigues in Rome. </DIV></TD> </TR> <TR CLASS="proofread2"> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> <DIV ALIGN="center"> <A CLASS="bold" NAME="A.2" HREF=" E/Roman/Texts/Tacitus/Annals/2A*.html "TARGET="Tacitus_E" onMouseOver="return Ebox(INARRAY,1,WIDTH,165)" onMouseOut="nd();"> 2.<SPAN CLASS="small">1‑26</SPAN> </A></DIV> </DIV></TD> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> More war in Germany. </DIV></TD> </TR> <TR CLASS="proofread1"> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> <DIV ALIGN="center"> <A CLASS="bold" NAME="A.2B" HREF=" E/Roman/Texts/Tacitus/Annals/2B*.html "TARGET="Tacitus_E" onMouseOver="return Ebox(INARRAY,1,WIDTH,165)" onMouseOut="nd();"> 2.<SPAN CLASS="small">27‑46</SPAN> </A></DIV> </DIV></TD> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> The opposition in Rome to Tiberius: Libo Drusus, Piso, and Asinius Gallus. </DIV></TD> </TR> <TR CLASS="proofread2"> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> <DIV ALIGN="center"> <A CLASS="bold" NAME="A.2C" HREF=" E/Roman/Texts/Tacitus/Annals/2C*.html "TARGET="Tacitus_E" onMouseOver="return Ebox(INARRAY,1,WIDTH,165)" onMouseOut="nd();"> 2.<SPAN CLASS="small">47‑88</SPAN> </A></DIV> </DIV></TD> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> Intrigues in Rome; Tacfarinas' revolt in Numidia; Germanicus' grand tour thru Asia as special foreign affairs envoy. Piso against Germanicus, and death of Germanicus, poison widely suspected. </DIV></TD> </TR> <TR CLASS="proofread1"> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> <DIV ALIGN="center"> <A CLASS="bold" NAME="A.3" HREF=" E/Roman/Texts/Tacitus/Annals/3A*.html "TARGET="Tacitus_E" onMouseOver="return Ebox(INARRAY,1,WIDTH,165)" onMouseOut="nd();"> 3.<SPAN CLASS="small">1‑19</SPAN> </A></DIV> </DIV></TD> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> Rome after Germanicus: eulogies, intrigues, and adjustment. </DIV></TD> </TR> <TR CLASS="proofread2"> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> <DIV ALIGN="center"> <A CLASS="bold" NAME="A.3B" HREF=" E/Roman/Texts/Tacitus/Annals/3B*.html "TARGET="Tacitus_E" onMouseOver="return Ebox(INARRAY,1,WIDTH,165)" onMouseOut="nd();"> 3.<SPAN CLASS="small">20‑39</SPAN> </A></DIV> </DIV></TD> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> Roman domestic politics and legal matters. </DIV></TD> </TR> <TR CLASS="proofread1"> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> <DIV ALIGN="center"> <A CLASS="bold" NAME="A.3C" HREF=" E/Roman/Texts/Tacitus/Annals/3C*.html "TARGET="Tacitus_E" onMouseOver="return Ebox(INARRAY,1,WIDTH,165)" onMouseOut="nd();"> 3.<SPAN CLASS="small">40‑55</SPAN> </A></DIV> </DIV></TD> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> Revolt in Gaul. Intrigues in Rome. </DIV></TD> </TR> <TR CLASS="proofread2"> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> <DIV ALIGN="center"> <A CLASS="bold" NAME="A.3D" HREF=" E/Roman/Texts/Tacitus/Annals/3D*.html "TARGET="Tacitus_E" onMouseOver="return Ebox(INARRAY,1,WIDTH,165)" onMouseOut="nd();"> 3.<SPAN CLASS="small">56‑76</SPAN> </A></DIV> </DIV></TD> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> Intrigues in Rome: Tiberius against Silanus. Tacfarinas' revolt in Numidia, continued. </DIV></TD> </TR> <TR CLASS="proofread1"> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> <DIV ALIGN="center"> <A CLASS="bold" NAME="A.4" HREF=" E/Roman/Texts/Tacitus/Annals/4A*.html "TARGET="Tacitus_E" onMouseOver="return Ebox(INARRAY,1,WIDTH,165)" onMouseOut="nd();"> 4.<SPAN CLASS="small">1‑22</SPAN> </A></DIV> </DIV></TD> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> Intrigues in Rome: the continued rise of Sejanus, who poisons Drusus. Prosecutions of C. Silius and others. </DIV></TD> </TR> <TR CLASS="proofread2"> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> <DIV ALIGN="center"> <A CLASS="bold" NAME="A.4B" HREF=" E/Roman/Texts/Tacitus/Annals/4B*.html "TARGET="Tacitus_E" onMouseOver="return Ebox(INARRAY,1,WIDTH,165)" onMouseOut="nd();"> 4.<SPAN CLASS="small">23‑31</SPAN> </A></DIV> </DIV></TD> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> The war against Tacfarinas finally over. More prosecutions. </DIV></TD> </TR> <TR CLASS="proofread1"> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> <DIV ALIGN="center"> <A CLASS="bold" NAME="A.4C" HREF=" E/Roman/Texts/Tacitus/Annals/4C*.html "TARGET="Tacitus_E" onMouseOver="return Ebox(INARRAY,1,WIDTH,165)" onMouseOut="nd();"> 4.<SPAN CLASS="small">32‑45</SPAN> </A></DIV> </DIV></TD> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> The beginning of the fall of Sejanus. </DIV></TD> </TR> <TR CLASS="proofread2"> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> <DIV ALIGN="center"> <A CLASS="bold" NAME="A.4D" HREF=" E/Roman/Texts/Tacitus/Annals/4D*.html "TARGET="Tacitus_E" onMouseOver="return Ebox(INARRAY,1,WIDTH,165)" onMouseOut="nd();"> 4.<SPAN CLASS="small">46‑56</SPAN> </A></DIV> </DIV></TD> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> War in Thrace. Plots set in motion against Agrippina. </DIV></TD> </TR> <TR CLASS="proofread1"> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> <DIV ALIGN="center"> <A CLASS="bold" NAME="A.4E" HREF=" E/Roman/Texts/Tacitus/Annals/4E*.html "TARGET="Tacitus_E" onMouseOver="return Ebox(INARRAY,1,WIDTH,165)" onMouseOut="nd();"> 4.<SPAN CLASS="small">57‑75</SPAN> </A></DIV> </DIV></TD> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> Tiberius abandons the capital for Campania. Fire on the Coelian Hill in Rome. Condemnation of Titius Sabinus. </DIV></TD> </TR> <TR CLASS="proofread2"> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> <DIV ALIGN="center"> <A CLASS="bold" NAME="A.5" HREF=" E/Roman/Texts/Tacitus/Annals/5*.html "TARGET="Tacitus_E" onMouseOver="return Ebox(INARRAY,1,WIDTH,165)" onMouseOut="nd();"> 5 </A></DIV> </DIV></TD> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> Fragmentary book: the death of the dowager Empress Livia. (The fall of Sejanus must have been told in this book, but it is among the parts missing.) </DIV></TD> </TR> <TR CLASS="proofread1"> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> <DIV ALIGN="center"> <A CLASS="bold" NAME="A.6" HREF=" E/Roman/Texts/Tacitus/Annals/6A*.html "TARGET="Tacitus_E" onMouseOver="return Ebox(INARRAY,1,WIDTH,165)" onMouseOut="nd();"> 6.<SPAN CLASS="small">1‑27</SPAN> </A></DIV> </DIV></TD> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> The purges after the fall of Sejanus. </DIV></TD> </TR> <TR CLASS="proofread2"> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> <DIV ALIGN="center"> <A CLASS="bold" NAME="A.6B" HREF=" E/Roman/Texts/Tacitus/Annals/6B*.html "TARGET="Tacitus_E" onMouseOver="return Ebox(INARRAY,1,WIDTH,165)" onMouseOut="nd();"> 6.<SPAN CLASS="small">28‑51</SPAN> </A></DIV> </DIV></TD> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> Parthian War, centered on Armenia. Fire on the Aventine Hill in Rome. Death of Tiberius. </DIV></TD> </TR> <TR CLASS="proofread1"> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> <DIV ALIGN="center"> <A CLASS="bold" NAME="A.11" HREF=" E/Roman/Texts/Tacitus/Annals/11A*.html "TARGET="Tacitus_E" onMouseOver="return Ebox(INARRAY,1,WIDTH,165)" onMouseOut="nd();"> 11.<SPAN CLASS="small">1‑15</SPAN> </A></DIV> </DIV></TD> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> Claudius is emperor. In Rome, Suillius prosecutes many. Turmoil in Armenia. </DIV></TD> </TR> <TR CLASS="proofread2"> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> <DIV ALIGN="center"> <A CLASS="bold" NAME="A.11B" HREF=" E/Roman/Texts/Tacitus/Annals/11B*.html "TARGET="Tacitus_E" onMouseOver="return Ebox(INARRAY,1,WIDTH,165)" onMouseOut="nd();"> 11.<SPAN CLASS="small">16‑38</SPAN> </A></DIV> </DIV></TD> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> Corbulo settles a Frisian revolt. Senatorial rights extended to the provinces. Debaucheries and execution of Messalina. </DIV></TD> </TR> <TR CLASS="proofread1"> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> <DIV ALIGN="center"> <A CLASS="bold" NAME="A.12" HREF=" E/Roman/Texts/Tacitus/Annals/12A*.html "TARGET="Tacitus_E" onMouseOver="return Ebox(INARRAY,1,WIDTH,165)" onMouseOut="nd();"> 12.<SPAN CLASS="small">1‑40</SPAN> </A></DIV> </DIV></TD> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> Claudius remarries. Adjustments with Parthia. Nero adopted. The pomerium enlarged. War in Britain against Caratacus. </DIV></TD> </TR> <TR CLASS="proofread2"> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> <DIV ALIGN="center"> <A CLASS="bold" NAME="A.12B" HREF=" E/Roman/Texts/Tacitus/Annals/12B*.html "TARGET="Tacitus_E" onMouseOver="return Ebox(INARRAY,1,WIDTH,165)" onMouseOut="nd();"> 12.<SPAN CLASS="small">41‑69</SPAN> </A></DIV> </DIV></TD> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> The young Nero groomed to succeed Claudius. Disorders in Armenia. Extravagant inauguration of the draining of Lake Fucinus, which turned out a massive failure. Death of Claudius, maybe by poison. </DIV></TD> </TR> <TR CLASS="proofread1"> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> <DIV ALIGN="center"> <A CLASS="bold" NAME="A.13" HREF=" E/Roman/Texts/Tacitus/Annals/13A*.html "TARGET="Tacitus_E" onMouseOver="return Ebox(INARRAY,1,WIDTH,165)" onMouseOut="nd();"> 13.<SPAN CLASS="small">1‑30</SPAN> </A></DIV> </DIV></TD> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> Nero becomes emperor and starts his slide into lust and cruelty; the murder of Britannicus. Continued trouble with Parthia over Armenia. </DIV></TD> </TR> <TR CLASS="proofread2"> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> <DIV ALIGN="center"> <A CLASS="bold" NAME="A.13B" HREF=" E/Roman/Texts/Tacitus/Annals/13B*.html "TARGET="Tacitus_E" onMouseOver="return Ebox(INARRAY,1,WIDTH,165)" onMouseOut="nd();"> 13.<SPAN CLASS="small">31‑58</SPAN> </A></DIV> </DIV></TD> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> Disaster to Roman arms in Armenia, partly saved by Corbulo. Revolts and wars among the Germans. </DIV></TD> </TR> <TR CLASS="proofread1"> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> <DIV ALIGN="center"> <A CLASS="bold" NAME="A.14" HREF=" E/Roman/Texts/Tacitus/Annals/14A*.html "TARGET="Tacitus_E" onMouseOver="return Ebox(INARRAY,1,WIDTH,165)" onMouseOut="nd();"> 14.<SPAN CLASS="small">1‑28</SPAN> </A></DIV> </DIV></TD> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> Nero murders his mother Agrippina. Nero exhibits himself as a charioteer. Institution of the Neronia. Corbulo composes Armenian difficulties in favor of Rome, at least for the time being. </DIV></TD> </TR> <TR CLASS="proofread2"> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> <DIV ALIGN="center"> <A CLASS="bold" NAME="A.14B" HREF=" E/Roman/Texts/Tacitus/Annals/14B*.html "TARGET="Tacitus_E" onMouseOver="return Ebox(INARRAY,1,WIDTH,165)" onMouseOut="nd();"> 14.<SPAN CLASS="small">29‑39</SPAN> </A></DIV> </DIV></TD> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> In Britain, the Icenian revolt under Boudicca. </DIV></TD> </TR> <TR CLASS="proofread1"> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> <DIV ALIGN="center"> <A CLASS="bold" NAME="A.14C" HREF=" E/Roman/Texts/Tacitus/Annals/14C*.html "TARGET="Tacitus_E" onMouseOver="return Ebox(INARRAY,1,WIDTH,165)" onMouseOut="nd();"> 14.<SPAN CLASS="small">40‑65</SPAN> </A></DIV> </DIV></TD> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> Criminal trials and political purges in Rome. Murder of Rubellius Plautus and of the 20‑year‑old Octavia. </DIV></TD> </TR> <TR CLASS="proofread2"> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> <DIV ALIGN="center"> <A CLASS="bold" NAME="A.15" HREF=" E/Roman/Texts/Tacitus/Annals/15A*.html "TARGET="Tacitus_E" onMouseOver="return Ebox(INARRAY,1,WIDTH,165)" onMouseOut="nd();"> 15.<SPAN CLASS="small">1‑32</SPAN> </A></DIV> </DIV></TD> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> Roman defeat in Armenia, although "spun" as a victory; followed, however, by a further adjustment with Parthia in which the Parthian king Tiridates travels to Rome to become a nominal vassal of Rome. </DIV></TD> </TR> <TR CLASS="proofread1"> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> <DIV ALIGN="center"> <A CLASS="bold" NAME="A.15B" HREF=" E/Roman/Texts/Tacitus/Annals/15B*.html "TARGET="Tacitus_E" onMouseOver="return Ebox(INARRAY,1,WIDTH,165)" onMouseOut="nd();"> 15.<SPAN CLASS="small">33‑47</SPAN> </A></DIV> </DIV></TD> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> Nero exhibits himself as a singer and a harpist. The Great Fire of Rome; Christians are executed as scapegoats. </DIV></TD> </TR> <TR CLASS="proofread2"> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> <DIV ALIGN="center"> <A CLASS="bold" NAME="A.15C" HREF=" E/Roman/Texts/Tacitus/Annals/15C*.html "TARGET="Tacitus_E" onMouseOver="return Ebox(INARRAY,1,WIDTH,165)" onMouseOut="nd();"> 15.<SPAN CLASS="small">48‑74</SPAN> </A></DIV> </DIV></TD> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> Piso's conspiracy: it fails. </DIV></TD> </TR> <TR CLASS="proofread1"> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> <DIV ALIGN="center"> <A CLASS="bold" NAME="A.16" HREF=" E/Roman/Texts/Tacitus/Annals/16*.html "TARGET="Tacitus_E" onMouseOver="return Ebox(INARRAY,1,WIDTH,165)" onMouseOut="nd();"> 16 </A></DIV> </DIV></TD> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> Nero seeks to destroy the Stoic opposition: murder of Paetus and Soranus. </DIV></TD> </TR> <TR CLASS="proofread2"> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> <DIV ALIGN="center"> <A CLASS="bold" NAME="A.maps" HREF=" E/Roman/Texts/Tacitus/Annals/maps*.html "TARGET="princeps" onMouseOver="return Ebox(INARRAY,1,WIDTH,165)" onMouseOut="nd();"> Maps </A></DIV> </DIV></TD> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> Ancient Jerusalem; Germania in Roman times. </DIV></TD> </TR> </TABLE></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><A ID="Histories"></A> <TABLE CLASS="start justified" CELLPADDING="2" BORDER="4" WIDTH="80%"> <TR CLASS="wintergreen"> <TH COLSPAN="2" CLASS="caps"> The <I>Histories</I> </TH> </TR> <TR CLASS="proofread0"> <TD COLSPAN="2"><DIV CLASS="contents"> <DIV ALIGN="center"> <A CLASS="italic" NAME="H.Intro" HREF=" E/Roman/Texts/Tacitus/Histories/Introduction*.html "TARGET="princeps" onMouseOver="return Ebox(INARRAY,1,WIDTH,165)" onMouseOut="nd();"> Introduction to the <I>Histories</I> </A> (by the 20c editor)</DIV> </DIV></TD> </TR> <TR CLASS="proofread1"> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> <DIV ALIGN="center"> <A CLASS="bold" NAME="H.1" HREF=" E/Roman/Texts/Tacitus/Histories/1A*.html "TARGET="Tacitus_E" onMouseOver="return Ebox(INARRAY,1,WIDTH,165)" onMouseOut="nd();"> 1.<SPAN CLASS="small">1‑49</SPAN> </A></DIV> </DIV></TD> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> The short reign of Galba. </DIV></TD> </TR> <TR CLASS="proofread2"> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> <DIV ALIGN="center"> <A CLASS="bold" NAME="H.1B" HREF=" E/Roman/Texts/Tacitus/Histories/1B*.html "TARGET="Tacitus_E" onMouseOver="return Ebox(INARRAY,1,WIDTH,165)" onMouseOut="nd();"> 1.<SPAN CLASS="small">50‑90</SPAN> </A></DIV> </DIV></TD> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> Otho, now emperor, prepares to take the field against the rival claimant Vitellius. </DIV></TD> </TR> <TR CLASS="proofread1"> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> <DIV ALIGN="center"> <A CLASS="bold" NAME="H.2" HREF=" E/Roman/Texts/Tacitus/Histories/2A*.html "TARGET="Tacitus_E" onMouseOver="return Ebox(INARRAY,1,WIDTH,165)" onMouseOut="nd();"> 2.<SPAN CLASS="small">1‑51</SPAN> </A></DIV> </DIV></TD> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> Otho's forces are defeated by those of Vitellius at Bedriacum; Otho commits suicide. </DIV></TD> </TR> <TR CLASS="proofread2"> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> <DIV ALIGN="center"> <A CLASS="bold" NAME="H.2B" HREF=" E/Roman/Texts/Tacitus/Histories/2B*.html "TARGET="Tacitus_E" onMouseOver="return Ebox(INARRAY,1,WIDTH,165)" onMouseOut="nd();"> 2.<SPAN CLASS="small">52‑101</SPAN> </A></DIV> </DIV></TD> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> Vitellius now emperor, but yet another claimant, Vespasian, is raising troops in the Orient. </DIV></TD> </TR> <TR CLASS="proofread1"> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> <DIV ALIGN="center"> <A CLASS="bold" NAME="H.3" HREF=" E/Roman/Texts/Tacitus/Histories/3A*.html "TARGET="Tacitus_E" onMouseOver="return Ebox(INARRAY,1,WIDTH,165)" onMouseOut="nd();"> 3.<SPAN CLASS="small">1‑25</SPAN> </A></DIV> </DIV></TD> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> Vitellius' forces challenged by Vespasian's in Italy. </DIV></TD> </TR> <TR CLASS="proofread2"> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> <DIV ALIGN="center"> <A CLASS="bold" NAME="H.3B" HREF=" E/Roman/Texts/Tacitus/Histories/3B*.html "TARGET="Tacitus_E" onMouseOver="return Ebox(INARRAY,1,WIDTH,165)" onMouseOut="nd();"> 3.<SPAN CLASS="small">26‑62</SPAN> </A></DIV> </DIV></TD> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> Vitellius' forces give way rather fast, eventually only holding Rome and the Latium. </DIV></TD> </TR> <TR CLASS="proofread1"> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> <DIV ALIGN="center"> <A CLASS="bold" NAME="H.3C" HREF=" E/Roman/Texts/Tacitus/Histories/3C*.html "TARGET="Tacitus_E" onMouseOver="return Ebox(INARRAY,1,WIDTH,165)" onMouseOut="nd();"> 3.<SPAN CLASS="small">63‑86</SPAN> </A></DIV> </DIV></TD> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> Vitellius murdered in Rome by troops favoring Vespasian. </DIV></TD> </TR> <TR CLASS="proofread2"> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> <DIV ALIGN="center"> <A CLASS="bold" NAME="H.4" HREF=" E/Roman/Texts/Tacitus/Histories/4A*.html "TARGET="Tacitus_E" onMouseOver="return Ebox(INARRAY,1,WIDTH,165)" onMouseOut="nd();"> 4.<SPAN CLASS="small">1‑37</SPAN> </A></DIV> </DIV></TD> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> Batavian units in the Roman army revolt under Civilis. </DIV></TD> </TR> <TR CLASS="proofread1"> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> <DIV ALIGN="center"> <A CLASS="bold" NAME="H.4B" HREF=" E/Roman/Texts/Tacitus/Histories/4B*.html "TARGET="Tacitus_E" onMouseOver="return Ebox(INARRAY,1,WIDTH,165)" onMouseOut="nd();"> 4.<SPAN CLASS="small">38‑53</SPAN> </A></DIV> </DIV></TD> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> Politics and maneuvering in Vespasian's Rome and in the eastern theater of operations. </DIV></TD> </TR> <TR CLASS="proofread2"> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> <DIV ALIGN="center"> <A CLASS="bold" NAME="H.4C" HREF=" E/Roman/Texts/Tacitus/Histories/4C*.html "TARGET="Tacitus_E" onMouseOver="return Ebox(INARRAY,1,WIDTH,165)" onMouseOut="nd();"> 4.<SPAN CLASS="small">54‑79</SPAN> </A></DIV> </DIV></TD> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> The Batavian War with Civilis, continued. </DIV></TD> </TR> <TR CLASS="proofread1"> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> <DIV ALIGN="center"> <A CLASS="bold" NAME="H.4D" HREF=" E/Roman/Texts/Tacitus/Histories/4D*.html "TARGET="Tacitus_E" onMouseOver="return Ebox(INARRAY,1,WIDTH,165)" onMouseOut="nd();"> 4.<SPAN CLASS="small">80‑89</SPAN> </A></DIV> </DIV></TD> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> A view into the psyche and concerns of Vespasian and his son Domitian. </DIV></TD> </TR> <TR CLASS="proofread2"> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> <DIV ALIGN="center"> <A CLASS="bold" NAME="H.5" HREF=" E/Roman/Texts/Tacitus/Histories/5A*.html "TARGET="Tacitus_E" onMouseOver="return Ebox(INARRAY,1,WIDTH,165)" onMouseOut="nd();"> 5.<SPAN CLASS="small">1‑13</SPAN> </A></DIV> </DIV></TD> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> The beginning of the Judaean War under Titus. </DIV></TD> </TR> <TR CLASS="proofread1"> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> <DIV ALIGN="center"> <A CLASS="bold" NAME="H.5B" HREF=" E/Roman/Texts/Tacitus/Histories/5B*.html "TARGET="Tacitus_E" onMouseOver="return Ebox(INARRAY,1,WIDTH,165)" onMouseOut="nd();"> 5.<SPAN CLASS="small">14‑26</SPAN> </A></DIV> </DIV></TD> <TD><DIV CLASS="contents"> The end of the Batavian War, more or less — although the fate of Civilis is left hanging as our manuscripts abruptly fail. </DIV></TD> </TR> <TR CLASS="proofread1"> <TD COLSPAN="2"><DIV CLASS="contents"> <DIV ALIGN="center"> <A CLASS="bold" NAME="H.Fragments" HREF=" E/Roman/Texts/Tacitus/Histories/Fragments*.html "TARGET="Tacitus_E" onMouseOver="return Ebox(INARRAY,1,WIDTH,165)" onMouseOut="nd();"> Fragments </A></DIV> </DIV></TD> </TR> </TABLE></DIV> <H3> <A ID="Technical_Details"></A> <A ID="Edition"></A> Edition Used, Copyright </H3> <P CLASS="a0 justify"> Loeb Classical Library, 5 volumes, Latin texts and facing English translation: Harvard University Press, 1925 thru 1937. 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On this site, it serves as the icon for the works of Tacitus.] "></TD></TR> </TABLE></DIV> <P CLASS="a0 start justify"> The color of the icon with which I indicate works by Tacitus onsite is the purple that I use in the Roman Gazetteer section of the site as the background for Roman monuments of the imperial period, to which our author belongs; the motif of the icon itself is based, by kind permission, on a photo, © <A HREF=" https://www.livius.org/ "TARGET="Livius" onMouseOver="return Ebox(INARRAY,toLivius,WIDTH,175)" onMouseOut="nd();">Jona Lendering</A> 2008, of a military decoration — a <A HREF=" E/Roman/Texts/secondary/SMIGRA*/Phalera.html "TARGET="index" onMouseOver="return Ebox(INARRAY,Smith1,WIDTH,SmithWidth1)" onMouseOut="nd();">phalera </A> — belonging to Aquillius, a centurion of the Eighth Legion. 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