Annalium; with introductions and notes

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ANNALIUM

IBRI V VI, XI XII

OX FORDAT THE CLARENDON PRESS

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PREFACE

THIS volum has been prepare on the sanae Cale and withthe Same purpose a m editionis Books xiii xvi of the νιγὶaA. It is designe to serve the need os student requirin ales Coptous an advance commentar than that iven in Ir. Furneaux' large edition. In substanc the Introductions and Notes are drawn rom r. Furneaux' Work, ut I have venture t give explanations o translations os my own in

Certain passages, test ithout comment by him, hichiseemedio me lihelyrio present di cult to student as et unlamiliarWilli Tacitus peculiarities os expression Phave endeavouredio mahe this volume as sar a possibi selDcontained by ah ingillustrations o Tacitus' diction mostly rom passages in thebook given in the texi, and by statin the hie facts of importance that are relate in an other par of the Annals abolitthe personages mentione in his partis the narrative. The ex is that o Fumeaux' edition, 894. I have notthought it consistent illi the planis his book o give morethan the rieses discussion of the oinis here his re adings differ rom hos os other editorS. My est thanks are due to in hien an Colleague, PrO- sessor F. Brooks, of the Universit of Bristol, sor his hin hel pin the work of scrutini ging the proo fheet sor misprint Or

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CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION