On sedition in Tacitus.(Critical essay)

From: Perspectives on Political Science | Date: January 1, 2006| Author: Mercado, Raymond | Copyright information

The Roman whom Gibbon called "a philosophical historian, whose writings will instruct the last generations of mankind," (1) is known for the grace of his speech. We are surprised, then, when Tacitus claims in his Agricola to speak to us with a "disorderly and rude voice." (2) Even at first hearing we hardly believe him. We find nothing disorganized or coarse about the work, which relates the life of one Agricola, Roman governor of Britain and Tacitus' own father-in-law. Indeed, his...

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