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Excerpt from The Agricola and Germania of Cornelius Tacitus: With Explanatory Notes and Maps The present work was no doubt intended to be something more than the customary laudatio which was pronounced in memory of an eminent man, though its style, resembling that of the orator rather than the historian, shows it to have been of a kindred character. We find in it the ower of all the beauties which Tacitus has scattered through his other works. It is a chef-d'oeuvre, which satisfies at once the judgment and the fancy, the imagination and the heart. Everything in it produces attachment for its hero; everything conveys instruction and the interest goes on growing to the last. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.