Tacitus - Wikipedia Publius Cornelius Tacitus, [note 1] known simply as Tacitus ( ˈ t æ s ɪ t ə s TAS-it-əs, [2] [3] Latin: [ˈtakɪtʊs]; c AD 56 – c 120), was a Roman historian and politician Tacitus is widely regarded as one of the greatest Roman historians by modern scholars
Tacitus | Roman Historian Political Analyst | Britannica Tacitus (born ad 56—died c 120) was a Roman orator and public official, probably the greatest historian and one of the greatest prose stylists who wrote in the Latin language
Tacitus - World History Encyclopedia Publius Cornelius Tacitus (l c 56 - c 118 CE) was a Roman historian, active throughout the reign of Trajan (r 98-117 CE) and the early years of Hadrian (r 117-138 CE) His best-known works are
Roman Historian Tacitus - World History Edu Publius Cornelius Tacitus (c AD 56 – c 120) was a renowned Roman historian and politician, regarded as one of Rome’s greatest historians by modern scholars Tacitus was born around AD 56 or 57 into an equestrian family, a rank just below the senatorial elite in Roman society
Tacitus (55 Ad - ?) Rome’s Greatest Political Historian Germania, likely written in the same period, is an ethnographic study of the Germanic tribes beyond the Rhine Tacitus contrasts their simplicity, martial valor, and communal values with what he sees as Rome’s decadence It is both a political statement and a historical curiosity, often used (misguidedly) in later centuries by nationalist ideologies
Tacitus: The Master Chronicler of Ancient Rome Publius Cornelius Tacitus, better known as just Tacitus, is arguably one of the most illustrious figures in Roman historiography His writings cast a profound light on the intricacies and nuances of ancient Rome, establishing him as a historian of great significance
Tacitus - New World Encyclopedia Tacitus, without any illusions, considered the rule of the adoptive Emperors the only possible solution to the problems of Empire Tacitus wrote from the point of view of an aristocrat, showing fear, mixed with disdain, for the soldiers' tumult and for the rabble of the capital
Tacitus (1), Roman historian | Oxford Classical Dictionary Tacitus’s work is a significant source for the first two dynasties of Roman emperors His analysis of imperial politics is distinctive for its focus on the appearances which mask the realities of power His style is characterized by unusual sentence construction, irony, and paradox
Tacitus - Encyclopedia. com Tacitus (c 56 57-ca 125) was a Roman orator and historian In a life that spanned the reigns of the Flavian emperors and of Trajan and Hadrian, he played a part in the public life of Rome and became its greatest historian Tacitus was born into a wealthy family of equestrian status
Tacitean studies - Wikipedia Tacitean studies, centred on the work of Tacitus (c 56 – c 120 AD), the ancient Roman historian, constitute an area of scholarship extending beyond the field of history