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De vita Julii Agricolae
work by Tacitus
Also known as: “Agricola”
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discussed in biography
- In Tacitus: First literary works
…98 Tacitus wrote two works: De vita Julii Agricolae and De origine et situ Germanorum (the Germania), both reflecting his personal interests. The Agricola is a biographical account of his father-in-law’s career, with special reference to the governorship of Britain (78–84) and the later years under Domitian. It is laudatory…
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history of biographical literature
- In biography: Antiquity
…wrought biography of his father-in-law, Agricola, concentrating on the administration rather than the man, has something of the monumental quality of Roman architecture. The revolution in thought and attitude brought about by the growth of Christianity is signaled in a specialized autobiography, the Confessions of St. Augustine; but the biographical…
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