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These three vibrant texts show different factors of the Roman historian Tacitus (c56-c102 CE), most widely known for his principal (and much much longer) legacies of The Annals and The Histories. Agricola was an effective general and governor of Britain (77-83CE), an activity which he completed with firmness and probity - in contrast to much of the corruption and repression in place through the reign of Emperor Domitian. Contained in his account are the prebattle speeches of both Agricola and the Briton Calgacus. Tacitus' accounts of Germania shows an extremely different land with its many tribes, their practices and attributes in a strongly rural and resilient environment. A Dialogue Concerning Oratory, by contrast, is located decidedly at the heart of Roman culture, a study of rhetoric and the artwork of eloquence. The capability to speak clearly and well was admired throughout the Greek and Roman eras; educated men were expected to have received training in form and delivery: exordium, narration, period. Tacitus presents individuals who display the artwork of oratory in various forms, discussing the giants of days gone by - the speeches of Cicero, Brutus, Caesar and many others were maintained in amounts and studied. And they question whether eloquence and the abilities of oratory had declined in the age.
