Tacitus's monumental works, "The Histories" and "The Annals," offer a profound and intricate examination of Roman history, spanning from the Year of the Four Emperors to the rise of Domitian. His literary style is marked by a terse and incisive prose, which underscores the complexity of political machinations and moral ambiguities within the Roman Empire. Tacitus's work is not merely a historical account; it serves as a nuanced analysis of power, tyranny, and the corrosive effects of absolute a ...