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Readings from Tacitus: Read in Latin by John F.C. Richards

John F.C. Richards
Readings from Tacitus: Read in Latin by John F.C. Richards Publius (or Gaius) Cornelius Tacitus (c. AD 56–c. AD 120) was a senator and an historian of the Roman Empire. The surviving portions of his two major works—the Annals and the Histories—examine the reigns of the Roman emperors Tiberius, Claudius, Nero, and those who reigned in the Year of the Four Emperors (AD 69). In this recording, John F. C. Richards, a professor of Greek and Latin at Columbia University, reads selections from these two works in Latin. This is one of ten albums recorded by Richards for Folkways Records. The liner notes contain the Latin texts and English translations.

Track Listing

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The Annals of Tacitus: I, 1-2 (Urbem Roman - Mallent) John F.C. Richards 03:46
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The Annals of Tacitus: I, 72-73 (Nomen Patris - Dis Curae) John F.C. Richards 04:43
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The Annals of Tacitus: VI, 22 (Sed Mihi - Tulerit) John F.C. Richards 02:40
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The Annals of Tacitus: VI, 51 (Pater Ei - Utebatur) John F.C. Richards 02:43
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The Annals of Tacitus: XI, 24 (His Atque Talibus - Exempla Erit) John F.C. Richards 04:57
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The Annals of Tacitus: XV, 44 (Sed Non Ope - Absumerentur) John F.C. Richards 02:56
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The Annals of Tacitus: XVI, 34-35 (Tum Ad Thrasean - Exemplis) John F.C. Richards 03:03
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The Histories of Tacitus: I, 1 (Initium - Licet) John F.C. Richards 03:07
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The Histories of Tacitus: I, 2-3 (Opus - Ultionem) John F.C. Richards 04:50
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The Histories of Tacitus: I, 49 (Hunc Exitum - Imperasset) John F.C. Richards 02:12
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The Histories of Tacitus:: III, 33 (Quadraginta - Defensum) John F.C. Richards 02:39
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The Histories of Tacitus: IV, 5-6 (Helvidius - Requirentium) John F.C. Richards 03:14
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The Histories of Tacitus: Agricola, 2-3 (Legimus - Venimus) John F.C. Richards 04:33
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Histories: 30, Quotiens (Appellant) John F.C. Richards 03:23
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Histories: 44-45, Nam Sicut (Muniebat) John F.C. Richards 02:43