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The Germany and the Agricola of Tacitus
The Germany and the Agricola of Tacitus is a literary work by Tacitus. Its themes and subject matter include Agricola, Gnaeus Julius, 40-93 and Germanic peoples. Together, these subjects provide the book with its main literary, historical, social, or intellectual context.
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