Tacitus

by Ronald Syme

This now-classic work seeks to place Tacitus in his social and political context. Syme not only analyzes in detail Tacitus's writings, their development and style, but also his political career, using his progress through government to illustrate the process that brought new men from the
western provinces to success and primacy at Rome.

Genres: History, Biography, Classics, Politics, Roman History

872 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1958

About the author

Sir Ronald Syme, OM, FBA (11 March 1903 – 4 September 1989) was a New Zealand-born historian and classicist. Long associated with Oxford University, he is widely regarded as the 20th century's greatest historian of ancient Rome. His great work was The Roman Revolution (1939), a masterly and controversial analysis of Roman political life in the period following the assassination of Julius Caesar.

Reviews

[William Herbst · Rating 3 out of 5]

A classic work in its field. Still the best biography of Tacitus available.

[Dan Kearney · Rating 5 out of 5]

A masterpiece