TCP does Roman History: Tacitus on Augustus
Oct 18, 2024•10 min•Season 6Ep. 4
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Episode description
In this first emperor study, Hannah and James talk Augustus.
Tacitus only gives us a potted history of Augustus in his Annals - Hannah explores why Tacitus choses NOT to start with Augustus’ life, who the key players are and whether they should really be called the Annals...
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