This is the OCR-endorsed publication from Bloomsbury for the Latin AS & A-Level (Group 1) prescription of Annals Book I sections 16-30 & the A-Level (Group 2) prescription of Annals Book I sections 3-7 11-14 & 46-49 giving full Latin text commentary & vocabulary with a detailed introduction that also covers the prescribed text to be read in English for A Level Annals I starts with the death of Augustus & the beginning of Tiberius' principate Tacitus chronicles the uneasy & unprecedented transition from one to the other in the context of a political elite shaken by years of civil war & unsure as to how best to protect their own interests & the stability Augustus had brought to Rome With damning references to the servile nature of the new regime Tacitus vividly paints scenes of confused senatorial debates & Tiberius' own uncertainty over his own position & the best decisions to make Opportunistic rebellions in the army are described with dramatic brilliance