Tacitus - Wikipedia Tacitus's two major historical works, Annals (Latin: Annales) and the Histories (Latin: Historiae), originally formed a continuous narrative of the Roman Empire from the death of Augustus (14 AD) to the end of Domitian 's reign (96 AD)
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 (lived circa 56 - circa 118 CE) was a Roman historian, active throughout the reign of Trajan (reigned 98 to 117 CE) and the early years of Hadrian (reigned 117 to 138 CE)
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 Rome’s Greatest Political Historian Publius Cornelius Tacitus stands among the greatest Roman historians A man of letters, law, and politics, Tacitus was not just chronicling events—he was dissecting the soul of Rome
Who Was the Roman Author Tacitus? - TheCollector This is why it is important to understand who Tacitus was and what motivated him An equestrian, Tacitus was a newly minted member of the senate, and the first person in his family to reach that rank
Tacitus: The Historian Who Chronicled Rome’s Decline Tacitus was not just a statesman but a masterful writer whose works dissected the moral and political decay of imperial Rome His surviving works include three shorter texts and two major historical narratives, though some remain incomplete
Tacitus: life and career | Dickinson College Commentaries At the outset of his Annals, which was his last work, published around AD 118, Tacitus states that he wrote sine ira et studio (‘without anger or zeal’), that is, in an objective and dispassionate frame of mind devoted to an uninflected portrayal of historical truth
Tacitus on Jesus - Wikipedia Roman historian and politician Tacitus referred to Jesus, his execution by Pontius Pilate, and the existence of early Christians in Rome in his final work, Annals (written c AD 116), book 15, chapter 44 [1] The context of the passage is the six-day Great Fire of Rome that burned much of the city in AD 64 during the reign of Roman Emperor Nero [2] The passage is one of the earliest non
Tacitus | Research Starters - EBSCO Cornelius Tacitus (TAS-ih-tuhs), considered by many scholars to be Rome’s greatest historian, is an enigma Neither the exact date of his birth nor that of his death is known His praenomen, that name that distinguished each Roman from his relatives, is a mystery, as is his birthplace