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Woodman A. J. ( Anthony John), 1945 --
Tacitus reviewed/ A. J. Woodman.
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1. Tacitus, Cornelius. Annales. 2. Rome -- History -- The five Julii,
30 B. C. -- 68 A.D. 3. Rome -- Historiography. I. Title.
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