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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

Apr 26, 2025 · 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 …

Tacitus knew the techniques and controlled them for his political interpretations; as a model he had studied the early Roman historiographer Sallust. It is finally his masterly handling of …