The annales of Cornelius Tacitus. The description of Germanie
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- The annales of Cornelius Tacitus. The description of Germanie
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- Tacitus, Cornelius.
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- M.D.XCVIII. [1598]
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- Germanic peoples -- Early works to 1800.
- Rome -- History -- The five Julii, 30 B.C.-68 A.D. -- Early works to 1800.
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Contents
- title page
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TO THE RIGHT HONORABLE ROBERT EARLE OF ESSEX AND EWE, EARLE Marshal of England, Viscount Hereford and
Bour∣chier, Lord Ferrers of Chartley, Bourchier and Louaine, Knight of the most noble order of the Garter, Master of theQueenes Maiesties horse, and one of her Maiesties most honorable priuie Councell. - TO THE READER.
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THE FIRST BOOKE OF THE ANNALES OF CORNELIVS TACITVS.
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The Proeme of
Tacitus, containing the forme of gouernment vntillAugustus time: with the subiect of this worke. -
1. The meanes by which
Augustus came to the empire: and whom he chose to succeed. -
II. The death ofAugustus: andTiberius Nero made Emperour. -
III. The solemnities ofAugustus funerals, and the censure vvhich men gaue of him. -
IIII. Tiberius dissembling colour in refusing the empire:Augustus iudgement of three vvhich vvere desirous or vvoorthie of the Empire. -
V. A rebellion in Pannony, stirred vp byPercennius. -
VI. The rebellion continueth: a practise ofVibulenus againstBlaesus. -
VII. Drusus is sent to appease the rebellion in Pannony: and the ringleaders punished. -
VIII. A mutinie in Gallia, and many Centurions slaine:Germanicus loyaltie to Tiberius. -
IX. Order is taken against the disorder, by yeelding to the soldiers requests:Germanicus sendeth away his vvife and children. -
X.
Germanicus Oration to the souldiers: the feare the Citie vvas in. -
XI. The first and the ninth legion kill many of the rebels:Germanicus ouer commeth the Marseans, beateth dovvne the temple of Tanfana. The death ofIulia. -
XII. Germanicus inuadeth the Chatti. A strife betweene two noble men of Germanie,Armihius andSegestes. Arminius wife is taken. -
XIII. Arminius stirreth the Germans to warre: seeketh reuenge: What dangerCaecina vvas in.Germanicus burieth the legions vvhich vvere slaine vvithVarus. -
XIIII. The Romans escape a great danger through the good conduct ofCaecina. -
XV. The danger the legions vvere in vnderVitellius. Tiberius renevveth the lavv of treason. -
XVI. An accusation against
Granius Marcellus, Orders against suing for dignities.
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The Proeme of
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THE SECOND BOOKE OF THE ANNALES OF CORNELIVS TACITVS.
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I. The cause of the Parthian warres.
Vonones driuen out of his kingdome. -
II. Germanicus maketh war in Germanie. -
III. Arminius dehorteth his brotherFlauius from the Romans seruice. -
IIII. Arminius and the Germans ouerthrow. -
V. A second battellvvoon by the Romans against the Germans. -
VI. Germanicus being returned, wasteth the countrey of the Chatti: and recouereth an ensigne, lost withVarus. -
VII. Libo accused of treason, killeth himselfe. -
VIII. An expulsion of Mathematicians. Areformati∣on of abuses. -
IX. Clemens a bondslaue, counterfeiteth himselfe to beAgrippa: and his bold answere. -
IX. Germanicus triumpheth: is sent to the East. The death ofArchelaus King of Cappadocia. -
X. The Germans are at variance betweene themselues: an earth-quake in Asia. -
XII. The accusation ofApuleia. Tacfarina maketh war in Affrica. -
XIII. Germanicus
peregrination. -
XIIII. Germanicus, and Pisoes iarring. -
XV. Germanicus voiage to Aegypt and Thebes.Maroboduus andCatualda, both expelled, flee to the Romanes. -
XVI. Wars betwixtRhescuporis andCotys. Rhescupo∣ris is sent to Rome. -
XVII. Germanicus sicknes and death. The variance betwixt him andPiso. -
XVIII Piso is doubtfull vvhether he should returne to Syria or not. And prepareth an armie againstSentius. -
XIX. Great bewailing forGermanicus death: strange religions suppressed: loose life restrained in women of account.
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I. The cause of the Parthian warres.
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THE THIRD BOOKE OF THE ANNALES OF CORNELIVS TACITVS.
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I.
Agrippina commeth to Rome:Germa∣nicus funerals. -
II.
Piso commeth to Rome, vvhere he is accused: and killeth himselfe. -
III. Pisoes
letters to Tiberius: Plancina is quit. -
IIII. Wars renewed in Affricke vnderTacfarinas: who is defeated byApronius: Lepida condemned for changing a childe. -
V. Decius Silanus touched vvith adulterie:Papias Poppaeus lavve against single life. -
VI. Nero is recomended byTiberius to the Senat: and marrieth withIulia, Drusus daughter. -
VII. Whether Captaines and Gouernors of prouinces should haue their vviues vvith them. -
VIII. What abuses were committed by running to the Princes images. Warres in Thrace. -
IX. The Galli vnable to pay their taxations rebell:Iulius Florus andIulius Sacrouir being their Captaines. -
X. Lepidus maketh an oration in defence ofC. Lutorius accused of treason. -
XI. Tiberius letter touching reformation of abuses. -
XII. Examples do more then lawes in reformation of abuses: the Flamines are hindered for being gouernors of Prouinces. -
XIII. A reformation of Sanctuaries. -
XIIII. Iulia Augusta falleth sick:Seianus called into question. -
XV. More accusations prosecuted. A decree touchingIupiters priests.Tacfarinas driuen byBlaesus out of Affrike.
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I.
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THE FOVRTH BOOKE OF THE ANNALES OF CORNELIVS TACITVS.
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I. OfSeianus beginning; his qualities; and by what meanes he aspired to the Empire. -
II. A suruey of the legions and souldiers:Drusus poiso∣ned bySeianus. -
III. Germanicus children are in Senate recommended to the Lords byTiberius. Drusus funerals, and how he vvas empoisoned. -
IIII. Seianus practises to destroyAgrippina, andGermani∣cus children: stage-plaiers expulsed Italie. -
V. HowIupiters Priests were chosen:Tiberius small affec∣tion toGermanicus children. -
VI. Calphurnius Piso accused and condemned. The last vvarre vvithTacfarinas, and his death. -
VII. A rebellion of bond-slaues suppressed:Serenus accu∣sed by his owne sonne. -
VIII. An oration ofCremutius in defence of his Annales:Tiberius would not suffer the Spaniards to build a Tem∣ple in his honour. -
IX. Seianus requesteth ofTiberius that he might marryLiuia, Drusus vvidow. And perswadethTiberius to vvith∣draw himselfe from the Citie. -
X. Acontrouer sie betvvixt the Lacedaemonians, and Messenians touching the rights of the Temple ofDiana: Piso Pretor of Spaine, slaine by a villagois. -
XI. Poppaeus Sabinus defeateth the Thracians: and their obstinacie. -
XII. The sharpe vvords vvhichAgrippina vsed toTiberius for accu∣singClaudia Pulchra her cosen: vvhat good vvill vvas borne the Smyrnaeans aboue the other tovvnes of Asia, and the cause. -
XIII. WhyTiberius absented himselfe from the Citie. -
XIIII. The falling of an Amphitheater, and the hurt which ensued:Tiberius reedifieth certaine houses burnt in the hill Caelius. -
XV. A treacherous practise of three Senators to intrapSabi∣nus a gentleman of Rome, andAgrippaes friend: the death ofIulia Augustus neece. -
XVI. The Frisians rebellagainst the Romans:Agrippina, Germa∣nicus daughter is married toC. Domitius.
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- THE FIFT BOOKE OF THE ANNALES OF CORNELIVS TACITVS.
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THE SIXT BOOKE OF THE ANNALES OF CORNELIVS TACITVS.
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I. OfTiberius lasciuious life. Pursuing ofLiuia andSeianus. Cotta accused. -
II. Terentius defences, why he should not be punished like vnto other ofSeianus friends. -
III. The occasion of making a Prefect at Rome: an examen of some of the Sibyls bookes. -
IIII. Tiberius marrieth his neeces. Vsurers accused, and the incon∣uenience that ensued. -
V. C. Caesar mariethClaudia, daughter vntoM. Silanus: what proofeTiberius made ofTrasullus skill. -
VI. Tiberius crueltie againstDrusus: the death ofAgrippina and others:Iulia, daughter vntoDrusus, is married vntoRubellius Blandus. -
VII. A Phoenix seene in AEgypt: howGetulicus escapedTiberius crueltie. -
VIII. The Parthians complained onArtabanus; in whose roomeTibe∣rius placethPhrahates: Pharasmanes gaineth a bat∣tell againstOrodes King of Armenia. -
IX. Sinnaces rebelleth againstArtabanus King of Parthia:Tiridates is put in his place. -
X. The Clites rebell againstArchelaus King of Cappadocia.Tiridates King of Parthia his conquests.Artabanus being recalled, driueth outTiridates. -
XI. Tiberius repaireth with his owne charges part of Rome which was burnt: howMacro wonneC. Caesars fauour. -
XII. Tiberius
death.
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THE ELEVENTH BOOKE OF THE ANNALES OF CORNELIVS TACITVS.
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I.
The death of Asiaticus, and Poppaea. -
II. Certaine Romaines accused for a dreame. A treatise of aduocates. -
III. Mithradates recouereth his kingdome. Warres betweeneGotarzes andBardanes for the kingdome of Parthia. -
IIII. Messalina falleth in loue withSilius. -
V. The Cherusci craueItalus for their King. -
VI. The Chauceans are ariuen backe out of Germanie byCor∣bulo a Roman Captaine: his seuere discipline. -
VII. How souldiers were employed out of warre. -
VIII. Certaine gentlemen of Gallia made Senators. How the Senate was purged of naughtie men. -
IX. Messallinaes looseloues: her marriage withSilius. -
X. Narcissus, Claudius freed man aduertiseth him of the marriage. The sottishnes of the Emperour. -
XI. Silius andMessallina punished, with others her adulterers.
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I.
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THE TWELFTH BOOKE OF THE ANNALES OF CORNELIVS TACITVS.
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I. Three ofClaudius freedmen deliberat vpon a wife for him. -
II. Vitellius oration for the marriage of the vncle and the neece. The marriage betweeneClaudius andAgrippina. The death ofSilanus. -
III. Betrothing ofDomitius Agrippinaes sonne withOctauia, Claudius daughter.Seneca is recalled out of exile. The Parthians demaund thatMeherdates may be their King. -
IIII. Gotarzes ouercommethMeherdates, and cutteth off his eares:Mithradates vsurpeth the kingdome of the Dandarides: and goeth about to driue outCotys. -
V. Mithradates being forsaken byZorsines King of the Soraci, ye eldeth toEunones King of the Adorsi, and came to Rome after he had made a peace. -
VI. The death ofLollia Paulina, throughAgrippinaes iealousie.Calpurnia driuen out of Italie. -
VII. Domitius sonne ofAgrippina is adopted byClaudius. TheCatti send hostages to Rome.Vannius driuen out of his countrey, goeth to Rome. -
VIII. Ostorius gouernor of great Britannia, gaineth a battell against the Iceni, and tookeCaractacus King of the same countrey, and sent him to Rome. The warres of the Romaines against the Siluri. -
IX. Nero Agrippinaes sonne, is preferred beforeBritannicus, sonne toClaudius. -
X. Warres betweene the Romans and the Parthians. -
XI. A decree against the Mathematicians.
Cumanus andFelix, gouernours of Iudaea be at variance: War against the Clītes. -
XII.
Nero marrieth withOctauia: the inhabitants of Cous exemp∣ted from subsidies: the like is graunted toBysance. -
13. Why
Agrippina seekethClaudius death: the Emperour dieth empoisoned by the PhisitionXenophon.
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THE THIR TEENTH BOOKE OF THE ANNALES OF CORNELIVS TACITVS.
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I. Silanus is put to death, andNarcissus. Neroes good beginning. -
II. Neroes preparatiues to defend Armenia. -
III. Nero beginneth to hate his mother: and falleth in loue vvithActe. -
IIII. Britannicus empoisoned.Agrippina chased from the Emperours house. -
V. Agrippina accused for conspiring againstNero. Silana punished.Pallas, andBurrhus accused. -
VI. Neroes disorders: the case of the franchised debated: an order for certaine magistrates. -
VII. What Annales ought to intreate of: plaies forbidden. -
VIII. A liberalitie ofNero towards certaine decaied gentlemen. The warre of Armenia renewed.Tiridates de∣parteth the countrey. -
IX. Corbulo hauing taken the Castles, destroyeth Artaxata the chiefe towne of the countrey. -
X. Suilius is banished.Octauius tribune of the people killethPontia, with whom he was in loue. -
XI. Nero
taketh away Sabina Poppaeafrom her husband. -
XII. Matters of policie redressed. The Senators withstandNero touching subsidies.
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THE FOVR TEENTH BOOKE OF THE ANNALES OF CORNELIVS TACITVS.
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I. Nero abused by Poppaea, determineth to put to deathAgrippina his mother.Agrippinaes vnchast life to main∣taine her greatnes. -
II. Anicetus worketh a meanes how to make awayAgrippina Neroes mother. -
III. Neroes excuses in Senate for murdering his mother: the flatterie of the people. -
IIII. Neroes
exercises. -
V. A strife betweene the inhabitants of Nuceria, and the Pompeians. -
VI. Whether it be conuenient to haue often playes to entertaine the people. -
VII. Nero falleth sicke. -
VIII. Corbulo conquereth all Armenia; ouer whichNero sendethTigranes to be King. -
IX. An earth-quake in Laodicea. An order for appellations. -
X. Warre in England.Suetonius Paullinus conquered the Ile of Anglesey. The QueeneBoudicea abused by the Romans. -
XI. Suetonius vanquished the Britaines, vvhichBoudicea conducted: her stoutnes and death. -
XII. Balbus a Senators testament forged: andPedanius Rufus killed by his bondmen. -
XIII. Libellers punished: ofVeiento which soldNeroes fauour. -
XIIII. The death ofBurrhus: and whoTigellinus andRufus his successours were. The decay ofSenecaes credit with an ora∣tion of his toNero, withNeroes answere. -
XV. Tigellinus
credit. Plautusand Syllaesdeath. -
XVI. Nero putteth awayOctauia and marriethPoppaea: and her complaints againstOctauia: and her death.
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THE FIFTEENTH BOOKE OF THE ANNALES OF CORNELIVS TACITVS.
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I. Vologeses King of Parthia crovvned King of Armenia by his brother.Tiridates is hindered byCorbulo to enioye it, and expulsed byTigranes. -
II. Paetus goeth into Armenia: and his vnskilfulnes in seruice. -
III. Corbulo goeth to Syria to aidePaetus: who in the meane space maketh a dishonorable peace withVologeses. -
IIII. Paetus cowardlines.Corbuloes diligence to succour him. An agreement with the King of the Parthians. -
V. Magistrates sent into Prouinces no more rewarded. The Gymnase burnt.Pompeius towne suncke with an earthquake. -
VI. The birth ofNero andPoppaeas childe. The death of the same daughter. The Parthian Ambassadors receiue no answere: andCorbulo made Lieutenant generall of the war. -
VII. Tiridates speaketh withCorbulo: and yeeldeth vp the crovvne of Armenia in the Roman campe. -
VIII. Nero singeth on the stage. The fall of the same stage.Torquatus Silanus death.Nero attired like a woman weddethPythagoras. -
IX. Diuers parts of Rome burnt by chaunce, or by the malice ofNero. -
X. Nero buildeth a sumptuous house. Order taken for the buil∣ding of houses.Nero punished the Christians as though they had set the citie a fire. -
XI. Nero raketh money on all hands, and robbeth the Temples. Prodigious sights, and their meaning. -
XII. A conspiracie againstNero byL. Pisoes friends. -
XIII. The order of the conspiracie. How it was discouered.Epi∣charis constancie: and cowardlines of some of the conspirators. -
XIIII. Accusations continued.Piso would not take armes: his death withLateranus andSeneca. -
XV.
Many souldiers punished. Feniusdeath. Flauius Su∣brius,and Sulpitius Afersanswere to Nero. -
XVI. Lucanus andQuinctianus death.Neroes liberalitie to the souldiers. WhoNymphidius was. The Senators flattery towardNero.
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THE SIXTEENTH BOOKE OF THE ANNALES OF CORNELIVS TACITVS.
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I. Nero consumeth much in seeking out a hidden treasure whichCesel∣lius Bassus dreamt of. The death ofBassus. Nero con∣tendeth on the Stage for the prise of play∣ing on the Harpe. -
II. The death ofPoppaea. Banishment and death of others. - III. The death of certaine noble men, for desire of their wealth or other iealousies.
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IIII. The constant death of
C. Petronius, and what life he led. -
V. Neroes
hatred against Thraseas Paetus,and Bareas Soranus. -
VI. Thraseas accusation and death. -
VII. Soranus daughters oration in Senate, and his death.
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- THE DESCRIPTION OF GERMANIE: AND CVS∣TOMES OF THE PEOPLE, BY CORNELIVS TACITVS.