Tacitus: The Histories, Volumes I and II
by Cornelius Tacitus
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Contents
- Summary of Chief Events
- Introduction
- Summary of Chief Events
- Preface
- The State of the Empire
- Galba's Position
- The Distribution of Forces
- The German Revolt and the Adoption of Piso
- Galba's Measures of Precaution
- The Rise of Otho
- The Fall of Galba
- Otho on the Throne
- Dramatis Personae
- The Rise of Vitellius
- The March of Valens' Column
- The March of Caecina's Column
- Otho's Government and the Distribution of Forces
- Otho's Plans
- Vespasian and the East
- The Trial of Annius Faustus
- Otho's Measures of Defence
- The Decisive Struggle
- Vitellius' Principate
- The Revolt of Vespasian
- Vitellius in Rome
- Summary of Chief Events
- Antonius' Advance
- Dissension in Vitellius' Camp
- The Engagement near Cremona
- The Fate of Cremona
- Vitellius
- The State of the Provinces
- Antonius' Advance from Cremona
- Vitellius' Measures of Defence
- The Passage of the Apennines
- The Abdication of Vitellius and the Burning of the Capitol
- The Taking of Tarracina
- The Sack of Rome and the end of Vitellius
- Rome after the Fall of Vitellius
- The Revolt of Civilis and the Batavi
- The Mutiny of the Batavian Cohorts
- The Siege of Vetera
- The Relief of Vetera
- Rome and the Empire under Vespasian
- The Loss of Germany
- The Ebb-tide of Revolt
- Events in Rome and in the East
- The Conquest of Judaea
- The End of the German Revolt
- Index of Names