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Germania
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historical and ethnographic work by Publius Cornelius Tacitus
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- Author
- P. Cornelius Tacitus
- First published
- 1652
- Editions
- 67
- Subjects
- Biography, Description and travel, Early works to 1800, Germanic Law, Germanic Mythology, Germanic antiquities, Germanic peoples, Historical geography
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Key facts
- Author
- Publius Cornelius Tacitus
- Language
- Latin
- Published
- AD 98
- Publication place
- Roman Empire
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Encyclopedic overview
The Germania, written by the Roman historian Publius Cornelius Tacitus around 98 AD and originally titled On the Origin and Situation of the Germans (Latin: De origine et situ Germanorum), is a historical and ethnographic work on the Germanic peoples outside the Roman Empire.
Contents
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