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This volume presents three key works by the Roman historian Tacitus: Germania, Agricola, and De Oratibus Dialogus. Germania offers a detailed ethnographic study of the Germanic tribes, providing insights into their customs, social structures, and geography, which profoundly influenced subsequent understandings of early European history. Agricola is a biographical tribute to Tacitus's father-in-law, Gnaeus Julius Agricola, a Roman general, and governor of Britain, chronicling his military campaigns and administrative achievements. The De Oratibus Dialogus explores the art of rhetoric and the decline of oratory in Roman society, engaging with the theories and practices of public speaking during the Roman Empire. This collection offers valuable primary source material for students and scholars interested in Roman history, classical literature, and the art of rhetoric, shedding light on the political, social, and cultural aspects of the Roman world. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate