Tacitus

Title: Tacitus
Category: History
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Tacitus

During the 1st century A.D., Rome was experiencing extreme political instability. Neither of the dynasties during the century, the Julio-Claudian and the Flavian, provided long-term stability because of the ineptitude of the emperors. Most of the emperors of the period were fearful of other family members overthrowing their reign. The emperor’s fear of being overthrown lead to mass executions of the royal family, which caused further political instability. Tacitus came to prominence in …showed first 75 words of 767 total…

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…showed last 75 words of 767 total…and decay of the Roman Empire by contrasting the culture of the Germanic tribes. The Germans, considered “barbarians” by the Roman Empire, are of more moral substance than the civilized Romans due to their higher beliefs in morality. Thus, while The Agricola and The Germania are fascinating stories about life during the 1st century A.D., they are also illustrating Tacitus’ political ideology, allowing him to share his beliefs and wishes for the Roman Empire.

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