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Tacitus
[ tas-i-tuhs ]
noun
- Pub·li·us Cornelius [puhb, -lee-, uh, s], a.d. c55–c120, Roman historian.
Tacitus
/ ˈtæsɪtəs /
noun
- TacitusPublius Cornelius?55?120MRomanHISTORY: historianPOLITICS: orator Publius Cornelius (ˈpʌblɪəs kɔːˈniːljəs). ?55–?120 ad , Roman historian and orator, famous as a prose stylist. His works include the Histories, dealing with the period 68–96, and the Annals, dealing with the period 14–68
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But Virgil and Cicero would certainly be on the list; perhaps Livy and Tacitus; Boccaccio and Dante.
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The mild and amiable Tacitus ruled over a turbulent people only six months.
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Thus Arnold thinks that what Tacitus gained in energy he lost in elegance and perspicuity.
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No ancient writer shows greater moral dignity and integrity of purpose than Tacitus.
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We require life in history, and it is for their vividness that the writings of Livy and Tacitus will be perpetuated.
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Rome can boast of no great historian after Tacitus, who should have belonged to the Ciceronian epoch.
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