Excerpt from The Annals Of Tacitus, Vol. 4: Edited With Introduction And Notes Cornelius Tacitus perhaps belonged to an equestrian family of Interamna in Umbria. He was born about 54 a.d. His praenomen is uncertain possibly it was Publius. According to the elder Pliny, either his father or uncle administered the revenues of Belgio Gaul. 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.