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A Companion to Tacitus brings much needed clarity and accessibility to the notoriously difficult language and yet indispensable historical accounts of Tacitus. The companion provides both a broad introduction and showcases new theoretical approaches that enrich our understanding of this complex author.Tacitus is one of the most important Roman historians of his time, as well as a great literary stylist, whose work is characterized by his philosophy of human nature Encourages interdisciplinary discussion intended to engage scholars beyond Classics including philosophy, cultural studies, political science, and literatureShowcases new theoretical approaches that enrich our understanding of this complex authorClarifies and explains the notoriously difficult language of TacitusWritten and designed to prepare a new generation of scholars to examine for themselves the richness of Tacitean thoughtIncludes contributions from a broad range of established international scholars and rising stars in the fieldContent: Chapter 1 The Textual Transmission (pages 13–22): Charles E. MurgiaChapter 2 The Agricola (pages 23–44): Dylan SailorChapter 3 Germania (pages 45–61): James B. RivesChapter 4 Tacitus' Dialogus de Oratoribus (pages 62–83): Steven H. RutledgeChapter 5 The Histories (pages 84–100): Jonathan MasterChapter 6 The Annals1 (pages 101–122): Herbert W. BenarioChapter 7 Tacitus' Sources1 (pages 123–140): David S. PotterChapter 8 Tacitus and Roman Historiography1 (pages 141–161): Arthur PomeroyChapter 9 The Concentration of Power and Writing History (pages 162–186): Olivier DevillersChapter 10 Deliberative Oratory in the Annals and the Dialogus (pages 187–211): Christopher S. van den BergChapter 11 Tacitus' Senatorial Embassies of 69 CE1 (pages 212–236): Kathryn WilliamsChapter 12 Deuotio, Disease, and Remedia in the Histories (pages 237–259): Rebecca EdwardsChapter 13 Tacitus in the Twenty?First Century (pages 260–281): Barbara LevickChapter 14 Tacitus' History and Mine (pages 282–304): Holly HaynesChapter 15 Seneca in Tacitus1 (pages 305–329): James KerChapter 16 Annum quiete et otio transiit (pages 331–344): Christopher B. KrebsChapter 17 “Let us Tread our Path together” (pages 345–368): Christopher WhittonChapter 18 Tacitus and Epic (pages 369–385): Timothy A. JosephChapter 19 Silius Italicus and Tacitus on the Tragic Hero (pages 386–402): Eleni Manolaraki and Antony AugoustakisChapter 20 Historian and Satirist (pages 403–427): Catherine KeaneChapter 21 Masculinity and Gender Performance in Tacitus (pages 429–457): Thomas SpathChapter 22 Women and Domesticity (pages 458–475): Kristina MilnorChapter 23 Postcolonial Approaches to Tacitus (pages 476–503): Nancy ShumateChapter 24 Tacitus and Political Thought (pages 504–528): Daniel Kapust