{"product_id":"agricola-and-germania-by-tacitus-9780140455403","title":"Agricola and Germania","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a lightly revised edition of Mattingly's original translation, plus a new introduction, new notes, a chronology, and further reading by James Rives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Agricola\u003c\/em\u003e is both a portrait of Julius Agricola—the most famous governor of Roman Britain and Tacitus' well-loved and respected father-in-law—and the first detailed account of Britain that has come down to us. It offers fascinating descriptions of the geography, climate, and peoples of the country, and a succinct account of the early stages of the Roman occupation, nearly fatally undermined by Boudicca's revolt in AD 61 but consolidated by campaigns that took Agricola as far as Anglesey and northern Scotland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe warlike German tribes are the focus of Tacitus' attention in the \u003cem\u003eGermania\u003c\/em\u003e, which, like the \u003cem\u003eAgricola\u003c\/em\u003e, often compares the behaviour of 'barbarian' peoples favourably with the decadence and corruption of Imperial Rome.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House Distribution","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46338488664300,"sku":"9780140455403","price":21.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/27441803482237.jpg?v=1743731920","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/agricola-and-germania-by-tacitus-9780140455403","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}