The Origin and Situation of the Germans

Publius Cornelius Tacitus, more commonly known as Tacitus (c. 56 – c. 120 AD), was a senator and a historian of the Roman Empire. Renowned for his acute analysis of the psychology of power, Tacitus is considered one of the greatest Roman historians. His work 'The Origin and Situation of the Germans' ('De Origine et situ Germanorum'), commonly known as the 'Germania', is an ethnographic study of th...