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    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...
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    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...
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    throne was offered to the aged Princeps Senatus, Tacitus. According to the Historia Augusta, Tacitus, after ascertaining the sincerity of the Senate's...
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    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...
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    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...
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  • c.  24 CE), Pliny (1st century CE), Josephus (37 – c. 100 CE), Tacitus (c. 56 – after 117 CE), Claudius Aelianus (c. 175 CE – c. 235 CE), Porphyry (c...
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    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...
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    period such as Tacitus, Suetonius and Josephus speak suspiciously well of Vespasian while condemning the emperors who came before him. Tacitus admits that...
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    Moses (section Tacitus)
    H. C. Hamilton and W. Falconer in 1854, pp. 177–78. Shmuel 1976, p. 1133. Assmann 1997, p. 38. Tacitus, Cornelius. The works of Cornelius Tacitus: With...
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    Encyclopedia, that Tacitus (c. 56 – c. 120 CE) had first mentioned the Huns in 91 CE. However, T. D. Barnes (1977) already pointed out that Tacitus had not at...
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    Tacitus, C. Cornelius (1582). Les Œuvres de C. Cornilius Tacitus, chevalier romain. (trans. [Claude Fauchet]). Paris: Abel l'Angelier. Tacitus, C. Cornelius...
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    as it had already long been in Athens. Furthermore, according to Tacitus (c. 56 – c. 120), a Roman of the Imperial Period, the Germanic tribes of his...
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    footnote to a 2008 publication of Tacitus' Annals, it is noted that "such an amount of criminals [19,000 according to Tacitus and other sources] may probably...
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  • Christian interpolation. The first Roman author to reference Jesus is Tacitus (c. AD 56 – c. 120), who wrote that Christians "took their name from Christus...
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    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...
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    Tacitean studies (category Tacitus)
    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...
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     465–467 Tacitus. The Annals.12.15 Tacitus. The Annals.12.16 Tacitus. The Annals.12.17 Tacitus. The Annals.12.18 Tacitus. The Annals.12.19 Tacitus. The Annals...
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    of Twelve Caesars. Tacitus, Annal XV. 38–44 Tacitus, Annals XV. 44 Tacitus, Annals XV. 38–39 Cassius Dio, Roman History Books 62 (c. 229) Suetonius, The...
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    long questioned some details of Tacitus's account of the fight, suggesting that he exaggerated Roman success. Tacitus states that Gnaeus Julius Agricola...
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