Seminar

3 units

Tacitus's account of the principate of Tiberius in books 2-6 of the Annals has called into question his claim that his account is free of bias and distortion. We will concentrate on book 4 of the Tiberian narrative for a deeper understanding of Tacitus's techniques both as historian and stylist. Some attention will also be paid to Tacitus's earlier works, especially the Histories.