Annals by Tacitus
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*Annals* by Tacitus is a major work of Roman historiography that chronicles the early Roman Empire, particularly the reigns of Tiberius, Claudius, and Nero, with a critical and often dramatic narrative style.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Annals by Tacitus canonical | 8 |
| Annals of Tacitus | 3 |
| Tacitus' Annals | 3 |
| Tacitus’ Annals | 3 |
| Tacitus’s Annals | 3 |
| Annals (Tacitus) | 2 |
| Tacitus, Annals | 1 |
| Tacitus’s Histories | 1 |
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Target entity: Annals by Tacitus Context triple: [Agrippina the Elder, portrayedIn, Annals by Tacitus]
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Cassius Dio’s Roman History
Cassius Dio’s Roman History is a multi-volume work by the Roman senator and historian Cassius Dio that chronicles the history of Rome from its legendary origins through the early third century CE.
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Germania (work by Tacitus)
Germania is a first-century ethnographic and historical treatise by the Roman historian Tacitus that describes the geography, customs, and societies of the Germanic tribes beyond the Roman Empire.
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Historia Augusta
The Historia Augusta is a late Roman collection of imperial biographies, notable for its mix of historical fact and fictionalized material about emperors and usurpers.
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Herodian's History of the Roman Empire
Herodian's History of the Roman Empire is a 3rd-century Greek historical work that narrates the Roman Empire’s political and military events from the death of Marcus Aurelius to the accession of Gordian III.
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Tacitus
Tacitus was a prominent Roman historian and senator best known for his detailed and critical accounts of the early Roman Empire, including references to figures such as Pontius Pilate and early Christians.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Annals by Tacitus Target entity description: *Annals* by Tacitus is a major work of Roman historiography that chronicles the early Roman Empire, particularly the reigns of Tiberius, Claudius, and Nero, with a critical and often dramatic narrative style.
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A.
Cassius Dio’s Roman History
Cassius Dio’s Roman History is a multi-volume work by the Roman senator and historian Cassius Dio that chronicles the history of Rome from its legendary origins through the early third century CE.
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B.
Germania (work by Tacitus)
Germania is a first-century ethnographic and historical treatise by the Roman historian Tacitus that describes the geography, customs, and societies of the Germanic tribes beyond the Roman Empire.
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C.
Historia Augusta
The Historia Augusta is a late Roman collection of imperial biographies, notable for its mix of historical fact and fictionalized material about emperors and usurpers.
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D.
Herodian's History of the Roman Empire
Herodian's History of the Roman Empire is a 3rd-century Greek historical work that narrates the Roman Empire’s political and military events from the death of Marcus Aurelius to the accession of Gordian III.
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E.
Tacitus
Tacitus was a prominent Roman historian and senator best known for his detailed and critical accounts of the early Roman Empire, including references to figures such as Pontius Pilate and early Christians.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin literature
ⓘ
Roman historiography ⓘ history book ⓘ |
| author | Tacitus ⓘ |
| booksPartiallySurviving |
Book 11
ⓘ
Book 16 ⓘ Book 5 ⓘ Book 6 ⓘ |
| booksSurvivingCompletely |
Books 12–15
ⓘ
Books 1–4 ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | major work of Roman historiography ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| coversReignOf |
Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus
ⓘ
surface form:
Claudius
Caligula ⓘ
surface form:
Gaius Caligula
Nero ⓘ Tiberius ⓘ |
| dividedInto | books ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Senate–emperor relations
ⓘ
imperial court politics ⓘ moral decline of Rome ⓘ |
| follows | Res Gestae Divi Augusti ⓘ |
| genre |
historical narrative
ⓘ
political history ⓘ |
| includesEvent |
Great Fire of Rome
ⓘ
Sejanus ⓘ
surface form:
conspiracy of Sejanus
persecution of Christians under Nero ⓘ trial and death of Agrippina the Younger ⓘ |
| influenced |
early modern political thought
ⓘ
later Roman historians ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literaryFeature |
concise and epigrammatic style
ⓘ
psychological characterization ⓘ speeches inserted into narrative ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Silver Age of Latin literature ⓘ |
| lostBooks | Books 7–10 ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle |
critical
ⓘ
dramatic ⓘ |
| numberOfBooksOriginally | 16 ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Ab excessu divi Augusti ⓘ |
| portrays |
Nero as tyrannical
ⓘ
Tiberio: Historia de un resentimiento ⓘ
surface form:
Tiberius as complex and ambiguous
|
| prequelTo |
Tacitus’ Histories
ⓘ
surface form:
Histories (Tacitus)
|
| structure | annalistic ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
ancient history
ⓘ
classical philology ⓘ |
| subject |
Julio-Claudian dynasty
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early Roman Empire ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | AD 14–68 ⓘ |
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Subject: Annals by Tacitus Description of subject: *Annals* by Tacitus is a major work of Roman historiography that chronicles the early Roman Empire, particularly the reigns of Tiberius, Claudius, and Nero, with a critical and often dramatic narrative style.
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