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Tacitus


Born
Gaul
Genre
History


born perhaps 55
died perhaps 120

From the death of Augustus in 14 Histories and Annals , greatest works of Publius Cornelius Tacitus, Roman public official, concern the period to Domitian in 96.

Publius Cornelius Tacitus served as a senator of the empire. The major portions examine the reigns of Tiberius, Claudius, Nero and those four emperors, who reigned in the year. They span the empire to the years of the first Jewish war in 70. One enormous four-books long lacuna survives in the texts.

Publius Cornelius Tacitus discusses oratory in dialogue format in Dialogus de oratoribus , Germania in De origine et situ Germanorum , and biographical notes about Gnaeus Julius Agricola, his father-in-law, primarily during his campaign in Brit ...more

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The Annals of Imperial Rome
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The Agricola and The Germania
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The Histories
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Germania
3.87 avg rating — 2,037 ratings — published 98 — 5 editions
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Complete Works of Tacitus
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The Annals/The Histories
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Agricola
3.71 avg rating — 328 ratings — published 98 — 128 editions
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The Histories I-II
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Agricola / Germania / Dialo...
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The Madness of Nero
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Series by Tacitus

Selections from Agricola Histories vol 1, books I-III
(15 books)
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“The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws.”
― Tacitus, The Annals of Imperial Rome
tags: commonwealth, corruption, government, law
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“Men are more ready to repay an injury than a benefit, because gratitude is a burden and revenge a pleasure”
― Tacitus
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“If you would know who controls you see who you may not criticise.”
― Tacitus
tags: anarchism, authority, paranoia
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History: Actual, ...: This topic has been closed to new comments. Pre-Discussion-Roman Empire 37 70 Mar 03, 2010 05:50AM  
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The History Book ...: 1. HF - THE FIRST MAN IN ROME - THE FIRST YEAR (1 - 95) (09/06/10 - 09/12/10) ~ No spoilers, please 90 79 Sep 12, 2010 02:29PM  
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The History Book ...: This topic has been closed to new comments. ARCHIVE ONE: PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF ~ 6550 4424 May 08, 2013 03:33PM  


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