Unspoken Comparison in Tacituss Germania Essay -- Germania

Unspoken Comparison in Tacituss Germania   Tacituss Germania is a thoroughly itemized ethnographic text detailing the geography, climate and social structure of Germany and its people.  Unlike his Histories and Annales Tacitus doesnt whirl a story line to be followed, but instead, he nudges ahead an mute comparison to be made between deuce cultures.             from each one of the Germanias 46 passages deals with a particular argona of German civilization among which Tacitus develops a deuce-tiered theme.  The two points he tries to make generally clear are the interest  A) The Germans are barbaric, savage and stupidbut  B) The Germans are quaint, noble and oblige somewhat redeeming qualities that make them a formidable enemy valuable of fighting.      However, these two points dont manifest themselves during the Germanias first passage on physical location.  Tacitus lets us dwell right o ff the start where Germany is positioned in terms of its bordering territories and informs us among some(prenominal) other geographical details that the rivers Rhine and Danube separate Germany from the Galli, Rhaeti and Pannonii.  The tell apart Germany match to Tacitus originates from the name of a tribe that drove the Gauls out of what would ultimately compel German territory. Ever since those times, the name Germany was believed to inspire terror when heard.  Tacitus makes mention of the circumstance that at bottom sections of their mythological and religious structure, Hercules and Ulysses carry significant influence and this contributes to his hypothesis (along with their distinctive looks) that the Germans developed their particula... ...bject of divination.  The horse to the Germans is the most trusted species of augury and at habitual expense they have white horses kept in pious groves for the fetching of auspices which is conducted by noting the ho rses various snorts and neighs.    Tacitus claims that business was not tended to without world gird and for the younger men, a sword and shield would be bestowed upon them at a certain age which he describes as a seeming resembling to the Roman toga of manhood.  To be surrounded by a full-size radical of picked young armed men was a prestigious and ripe thing, or as Tacitus would put it, an ornament in peace and defending team in war.   The Germans according to Tacitus found their nobility through war and matt-up that it was better to receive from blood and wounds than to receive from hard become and childbed tilling a field.  Unspoken Comparison in Tacituss Germania shew -- Germania Unspoken Comparison in Tacituss Germania   Tacituss Germania is a thoroughly itemized ethnographic text detailing the geography, climate and social structure of Germany and its people.  Unlike his Histories and Annales Tacitus doesnt offer a story line to be followed, but instead, he nudges forth an unspoken comparison to be made between two cultures.             Each of the Germanias 46 passages deals with a particular area of German civilization among which Tacitus develops a two-tiered theme.  The two points he tries to make generally clear are the following  A) The Germans are barbaric, savage and stupidbut  B) The Germans are quaint, noble and have some redeeming qualities that make them a formidable enemy worthy of fighting.      However, these two points dont manifest themselves during the Germanias first passage on physical location.  Tacitus lets us know right off the start where Germany is positioned in terms of its bordering territories and informs us among several other geographical details that the rivers Rhine and Danube separate Germany from the Galli, Rhaeti and Pannonii.  The name Germany according to Tacitus originates f rom the name of a tribe that drove the Gauls out of what would ultimately become German territory. Ever since those times, the name Germany was believed to inspire terror when heard.  Tacitus makes mention of the fact that within sections of their mythological and religious structure, Hercules and Ulysses carry significant influence and this contributes to his theory (along with their distinctive looks) that the Germans developed their particula... ...bject of divination.  The horse to the Germans is the most trusted species of augury and at public expense they have white horses kept in sacred groves for the taking of auspices which is conducted by noting the horses various snorts and neighs.    Tacitus claims that business was not tended to without being armed and for the younger men, a sword and shield would be bestowed upon them at a certain age which he describes as a seeming equivalent to the Roman toga of manhood.  To be surrounded by a large group of pic ked young armed men was a prestigious and honorable thing, or as Tacitus would put it, an ornament in peace and defense in war.   The Germans according to Tacitus found their nobility through war and felt that it was better to receive from blood and wounds than to receive from hard work and sweat tilling a field.