Germania
quoted 5 times by 3 works · held by the library
Most often carried — quoted as a source. The locus given for each is the passage in the quoting book; the harvest records no place inside what is quoted, and nothing here pretends to.
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The Rights of War and Peace Hugo Grotius 2 neutral 2 citations
Citation of Tacitus's Germania.
Thus Tacitus, speaking of the German slaves, says, “Each has his own separate habitation, and his own household to govern.
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The Genius of the Common Law Sir Frederick Pollock 1 neutral 2 citations · 3 passages
The 'Germania' of Tacitus is explicitly named and repeatedly relied upon as the historical authority for describing the Germanic tribes.
It is not our business either to support or to contravene the Anglo-Saxon zeal of a Kemble, a Kingsley or a Freeman, when we can find everything we need for our particular purpose without going outside the text of Tacitus and the judicial caution of Gibbon’s comment thereon.
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Lectures on the Early History of Institutions Henry Sumner Maine 1 citation · 2 passages
Reported classical content attributed to Tacitus matching the corresponding citation.
Tacitus describes the companions of the Germanic chief as living with him in his house and supported by his bounty.
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