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The Germany of TacitusThe Oxford Translation Revised, with Notes[1858] |
This is one of the earliest descriptions of the Germanic tribes, by the Roman author Tacitus, written in 98 C.E. Because the Germanic tribes were pre-literate, we have very little hard data on their customs, beliefs and day to day lives. Most of what we know today is based on classical descriptions such as Tacitus and Caesar, and what archeologists have discovered. Among other passages of interest, Tacitus discusses practices such as divination, Barding, and human sacrifice.
Title Page
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Footnotes