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Which books of Tacitusās Histories still survive?
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Tacitus, statue at the Parliament building in Vienna.
Only books iāiv and a portion of book v of the Historiae (the Histories) are extant today. These surviving sections cover the events of the years 69ā70 CE, including the fall of Galba, the suicide of Otho, the rise of Vitellius, and the beginning of Vespasianās reign.1