What are Tacitus' reasons (both explicit and implicit) for writing the Annales?
About 700 word each question
You are required to read Tacitus' Annalesand write an 8-10 page paper answer four questions (about 2-2.5 pages per question).
The questions are
1. What are Tacitus' reasons (both explicit and implicit) for writing the Annales?
2. What is Tacitus' attitude regarding the empire and Roman imperialism?
3. Tacitus is frequently considered by scholars a Republican author. What do you think scholars mean by this and do you agree with this characterization?
4. Explain the role that Stoic ideas, Stoicism, and Stoic philsophers play in the Annales
To answer these questions effectively, each answer
1. Will have a clearly defined central idea or thesis.
2. Will provide adequate support (citations from the text) to your thesis and argument.
3. Will be organized clearly and logically.
4. Will show awareness of the conventions of standard written English.
5. Will be formatted or presented in an appropriate way.
The length of the paper will be 8-10 pages. All assignments must be typed, double spaced and 12 point Times New Roman font. Your essays must be clear, coherent, concise, and proofread. Your essays also must be analytical and argumentative
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Solution: What are Tacitus' reasons (both explicit and implicit) for writing the Annales?