Cornelius Tacitus, known simply as Tacitus (/ˈtæsɪtəs/ TAS-it-əs, Latin: [ˈtakɪtʊs]; c. AD 56 – c. 120), was a Roman historian and politician. Tacitus is widely...
42 KB (5,288 words) - 10:48, 14 September 2024
throne was offered to the aged Princeps Senatus, Tacitus. According to the Historia Augusta, Tacitus, after ascertaining the sincerity of the Senate's...
11 KB (994 words) - 11:22, 25 September 2024
Tacitus was a Roman historian and senator. Tacitus may also refer to: Tacitus (emperor), Roman emperor in 275–276 Tacitus (crater), a lunar impact crater...
530 bytes (99 words) - 23:37, 14 October 2021
However, Tacitus does not reveal the source of his information. There are several hypotheses as to what sources he may have used. Tacitus provides non-Christian...
39 KB (4,597 words) - 00:24, 26 September 2024
October 2021. Tacitus, Annals XV.45. Tacitus, Annals XV.49. Tacitus, Annals XV.50. Tacitus, Annals XV.55. Tacitus, Annals XV.70. Tacitus, Annals XV.60–62...
87 KB (9,914 words) - 23:39, 25 September 2024
Roman senator, Tacitus had access to Acta Senatus—the Roman senate's records—which provided a solid basis for his work. Although Tacitus refers to part...
17 KB (1,806 words) - 00:10, 2 September 2024
Tiberius (section Publius Cornelius Tacitus)
Tacitus, II.26. Tacitus, II.43. Tacitus, II.71. Tacitus, III.16. Suetonius, Tiberius 52. Tacitus, III.15. Tacitus, III.56. Tacitus, IV.7–8. Suetonius...
76 KB (8,367 words) - 09:10, 25 September 2024
the Annals. Tacitus' friend Pliny the Younger referred to "your histories" when writing to Tacitus about the earlier work. By the time Tacitus had completed...
9 KB (1,211 words) - 20:11, 14 August 2024
Great Fire of Rome (section Tacitus)
Suetonius. "Life of Nero". Lives of Twelve Caesars. Tacitus, Annal XV. 38–44 Tacitus, Annals XV. 44 Tacitus, Annals XV. 38–39 Cassius Dio, Roman History Books...
17 KB (2,086 words) - 13:10, 14 August 2024
Germania (book) (redirect from Tacitus germania)
Tacitus himself had already written a similar—albeit shorter—essay on the lands and peoples of Britannia in his Agricola (chapters 10–13). Tacitus himself...
17 KB (1,892 words) - 01:23, 8 August 2024