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This module focuses on Tacitus' ‘Histories’, to be studied in the original Latin. Tacitus was one of the finest writers of Latin prose, and in the surviving sections of his ‘Histories’ he begins with the death of Nero in A.D. 68 and offers a detailed narrative of the civil war and imperial power struggles of A.D. 69, the Year of the Four Emperors which ended with the accession of Vespasian. Focusing on the reign of Nero’s successor, the emperor Galba, students will be invited to assess the literary qualities of the work and to evaluate it as a historical source against the backdrop of Roman imperial politics. The module is suitable for students who have studied the Latin language for at least two years. It is open to programme students in Latin and also to elective, international, and postgraduate students with knowledge of Latin.
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