Viggen 95 Report post Posted May 2, 2014 Agricola and Germania (Penguin Classics) by Tacitus Book Review by Centurion-Macro The Agricola and The Germania are the shortest works of Tacitus, and in my view his best. Because they were designed to be orated, they are faced fast paced, active and a perfect text for the time constrained classicist. For someone like myself who often finds mainstay classical texts long winded and bland, the short sentences and timely paragraphs make a happy change. They certainly have defects such as historical inaccuracy and astounding lack of detail that can be frustrating at times, especially when you are interested in the parts he glosses over. However, they still rank as two of my favorite pieces of classical literature, and Tacitus my favorite historian... ...read the full review of Agricola and Germania (Penguin Classics) by Tacitus Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
