{"product_id":"9781350023529","title":"Tacitus Annals XVI","description":"Book XVI of Tacitus' \u003ci\u003eAnnals\u003c\/i\u003e is the last of the surviving books of the great Roman historian's monumental account of the reigns of the emperors from Tiberius to Nero. The unfinished book offers a stunning portrait of Nero in his last years, a man now free of the restraining influences of his mother Agrippina and tutor Seneca. \u003ci\u003eAnnals\u003c\/i\u003e XVI presents such unforgettable scenes as the spectacle of Petronius' suicide, and the mad quest of Nero to find the gold of the Carthaginian queen Dido.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis edition provides a commentary to the entire book, with notes carefully aimed at first-time readers of Tacitus as well as more advanced students. An introduction provides a guide to what we know of Tacitus' life and work, as well as to the reign of Nero and Tacitus' depiction of an empire in transition, of a Rome teetering on the verge of chaos and collapse. A full vocabulary at the end of the volume is a vital resource for students preparing this text for class work or assessment.","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47125761851632,"sku":"9781350023529","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781350023529_p0.jpg?v=1763710827","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781350023529","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}