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The Annals: The Reigns of Tiberius, Claudius, and Nero (Oxford World's Classics) (1st Edition) by Cornelius Tacitus, Anthony A. Barrett, J. C. Yardley (Translator), Yardley Tacitus, John Yardley Paperback, 592 Pages, Published 2008 ISBN-10: 0-19-282421-X / 019282421X ISBN-13: 978-0-19-282421-9 / 9780192824219 Here is a lively new translation of Cornelius Tacitus' timeless history of three of Rome's most memorable emperors. Tacitus, who condemns the depravity of these rulers, which he saw as proof of the corrupting force of absolute power, writes caustically of the brutal and lecherous Tiberius, the weak |