Tacitus' Jewish excursus: internal inconsistencies in mythic history, geography, and ethnic identity

This thesis analyzes internal inconsistencies in Tacitus Jewish excursus (Historiae 5.1-13). It focuses on inconsistencies in terms of the Jews mythic history, geography, and ethnic identity. In terms of analytical tools, I employ intertextual analyses and postcolonial theory to argue that Tacitus deliberately employs inconsistencies in order to achieve his own literary goals.