Publius Cornelius Tacitus, [note 1] known simply as Tacitus (/ ˈtæsɪtəs / 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 …

Jan 1, 2026 · 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.

Jun 2, 2020 · 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 …

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 …

Aug 15, 2025 · 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 …

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 …

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 …

Tacitus was quaestor in 81 or 82, and after this, he was admitted to the Senate. This ancient body had lost much of its power, but its members continued old traditions about what it meant to be Roman: …

Apr 26, 2025 · Tacitus is one of our most important sources for the first 100 years of the Roman Empire, but how reliable is his account of events?

While recognizing the need for a leader with strong, centralized control to maintain political harmony, Tacitus illustrated the dangers of a tyrannical leader and a weak hypocritical Senate.