The Tacitus Encyclopedia

The Tacitus Encyclopedia is the most comprehensive reference in the field of Tacitean studies published in English. In this unprecedented two-volume resource, a diverse group of international contributors identify more than 1,000 individuals and 400 places named in Tacitus' works and contextualize their relationship to the larger Tacitean corpus. Alphabetized and cross-referenced entries cover items as they appear in Annals , Histories , Agricola , Germania , and Dialogue on Orators. The entries include general descriptions and background information, citations to ancient sources, further readings, and references to relevant scholarship. The Encyclopedia treats the scholarship and reception of Tacitus from antiquity to the present, exploring 165 key topics in Tacitean studies such as ancient historiography, political and social history, gender and sexuality, literary criticism, ancient authors, and material culture. These are complemented by entries on emerging trends in scholarship including disability, emotions, and medicine. Presenting an all-encompassing view of the contents of Tacitus, The Tacitus Encyclopedia is an essential reference for students and academics in the fields of history, historiography, classics, art history, social sciences, European intellectual history, archaeology, and Roman studies.