Book: Tacitus On Germany But to none else but the Priests is it allowed to exercise correction, or to inflict bonds or stripes. Nor when the Priests do this, is the same considered as a punishment, or arising from the orders of the general, but from the immediate command of the Deity, Him whom they believe to accompany them in war. They therefore carry with them when going to fight, certain images and figures taken out of their holy groves.
Details of Book: Tacitus On Germany Book: Tacitus On Germany
Author: Thomas Gordon
ISBN: 1419150278
ISBN-13: 9781419150272
, 978-1419150272
Binding: Paperback
Publishing Date: Jun 2004
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Number of Pages: 48
Language: English