The
Annals by Roman historian and senator
Tacitus is a history of the
Roman Empire from the reign of
Tiberius to that of
Nero, the years AD 14–68. The
Annals are an important source to modern understanding of the history of the Roman Empire during the first century. The
Annals is Tacitus' final work, and modern historians generally consider it his greatest writing. Historian
Ronald Mellor considers it "Tacitus's crowning achievement" which represents the "pinnacle of Roman historical writing".