title: The Annals of Tacitus: Books 5-6 (Cambridge Classical Texts and Commentaries)
author: Tacitus
description: 'In short, this commentary is a reflection of the authoritative work of Woodman as well as his predecessors. ... In this commentary, Woodman has brought Goodyear's (and Martin's) work to an admirable conclusion.' Rebecca Edwards, Bryn Mawr Classical Review
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  **_The Complete Works of_**
  
  **TACITUS**
  
  (AD 56–AD 118 c.) ****
  
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  **Contents**
  
  __The Translations__
  
  _THE LIFE OF AGRICOLA_
  
  _GERMANIA_
  
  _DIALOGUE ON ORATORY_
  
  _THE HISTORIES_
  
  _THE ANNALS_
  
  __The Latin Texts__
  
  _LIST OF LATIN TEXTS_
  
  __Dual Texts__
  
  _DUAL LATIN AND ENGLISH TEXTS_
  
  __The Biographies__
  
  _LIFE OF TACITUS by W. S. Tyler_
  
  _INTRODUCTION TO TACITUS by W. Hamilton Fyfe_
  
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  _© Delphi Classics 2014_
  
  Version 1  
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  **_The Complete Works of_**
  
  **PUBLIUS CORNELIUS TACITUS**
  
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  _By Delphi Classics, 2014_
  
    
  
  # The Translations
  
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  _View of Narbonne, southern France, one of the possible birthplaces of
  Tacitus_
  
    
  
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  _Map of the Province of Gallia Narbonensis in Southern France, c. 20 BC.
  Tacitus was born to an equestrian family from the provinces, probably in
  northern Italy or Gallia Narbonensis. The exact place an