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Tacitus' Germania

In English, Latin and German

Introduction and Sources

Chapter 1. Where Germania is situated

Chapter 2. Where the Germans originated and how they were named

Chapter 3. Where Hercules and Odysseus figure in their lore

Chapter 4. Where the people's physique and purity is described

Chapter 5. Where they prefer silver to gold, but care little for either

Chapter 6. Where their arms and war-like manners are explained

Chapter 7. Where authority and discipline are explained

Chapter 8. Where women provide succor to the troops

Chapter 9. Where man and beast are sacrificed

Chapter 10. Where lots and auguries are favoured

Chapter 11. Where matters are decided

Chapter 12. Where justice is served

Chapter 13. Where boys become men

Chapter 14. Where no man can be braver than the Prince

Chapter 15. Where time is passed in indolence

Chapter 16. Where they prefer to keep their distance

Chapter 17. Where cloaks or skins are worn indifferently

Chapter 18. Where dowry and arms are exchanged

Chapter 19. Where no assignations are permitted

Chapter 20. Where children are nursed by their own mothers

Chapter 21. Where murder is paid with sheep and hospitality is served

Chapter 22. Where drink and dice precede decisions

Chapter 23. Where excess in drinking must be humoured

Chapter 24. Where swords amuse and dice make slaves

Chapter 25. Where slave and freedman get the short end

Chapter 26. Where only corn is farmed

Chapter 27. Where pyres are raised and tears are wept

Chapter 28. Where Gauls are Germans and vice versa

Chapter 29. Where the Batavians are the bravest

Chapter 30. Where the Chatti are more hardy and robust

Chapter 31. Where the Chatti wait to shave

Chapter 32. Where the Tencteri excel at horsemanship

Chapter 33. Where the Bructeri do Rome's work

Chapter 34. Where Greater and Lesser Frisians live

Chapter 35. Where the Chauci are called most noble

Chapter 36. Where the Cherusci are exposed as cowards and fools

Chapter 37. Where the Cimbri alarmed Rome

Chapter 38. Where the Suebi twist their locks

Chapter 39. Where the Semnones worship in horrible solemnity

Chapter 40. Where Mother Earth rides a chariot

Chapter 41. Where the Hermundori engage in commerce

Chapter 42. Where the Marcomanni are governed by noble kings

Chapter 43. Where tribute must be paid to the Sarmati

Chapter 44. Where the Suioni lock up their swords

Chapter 45. Where the Aesti wear the images of Boars

Chapter 46. Where there are tribes with heads of men and bodies of beasts