In chapter 3 of the Germania, Tacitus discusses the evidence for whether Odysseus (Ulysses) ever visited Germany in his wanderings. What does this section suggest about the methods used in composing the Germania?

In chapters 7-8 Tacitus discusses the role of women in the German military. What does his presentation of these strange practices suggest about the moral messages in the work?

In chapters 18-20 Tacitus deals with the laws and customs of the Germans concerning women and families. Why does it seem that he sees an ideal of sorts in the German custom? How is it that the practices of a mass of unlettered barbarians could compare favorably with the ways of the most advanced civilization in the west? Compare the end of chapter 45.

What view of Roman imperialism emerges from a reading of chapter 33 of the Germania?

The most idealizing portraits of individual German tribes are found in chapters 35 (the Chauci) and 46 (the Fenni). What literary mode is operative in these depictions?