![]() ![]() Indeed, I have been forced to conceal the real causes of many of the events recounted in my former books. My reason for this is, that it would not have been expedient for me to describe these events fully while those who were their authors were still alive for, had I done so, I could neither have escaped the notice of the multitude of spies, nor, had I been detected, could I have avoided a most horrible death for I could not even have relied upon my nearest relatives with confidence. What follows will not be arranged with the same exactness, but everything shall be written down as it took place throughout the whole extent of the Roman empire. ![]() ![]() I have thus described the fortunes of the Romans in their wars up to the present day, as far as possible assigning the description of events to their proper times and places. ![]()
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