“The Germans themselves I should regard as aboriginal, and not mixed at all with other races through immigration or intercourse. For in former times, it was not by land but on shipboard that those who sought to emigrate would arrive; and the boundless and, so to speak, hostile ocean beyond us,is seldom entered by a sail from our world.”
Germania is a comprehensive work that provides detailed descriptions of the customs, geography, and political organization of the Germanic tribes living north of the Danube River during the first century AD. Tacitus, a Roman senator and historian, offers an objective and often critical perspective on the tribes he encountered, drawing on his own observations and the accounts of others. The book is considered a significant source for understanding the early history of the Germanic peoples. more
Tacitus, born in 56 AD and died in 117 AD, was a renowned Roman historian of the ancient period. His works are known for their rigorous factual recording and profound critical analysis, with 'The Annals' and 'The Histories' being significant sources for the study of the early history of the Roman Empire. more
“What is today supported by precedents will hereafter become a precedent.”