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    letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Tacitus. "Tacitus (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research...
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  • Tacitus was a Roman historian and senator. Tacitus may also refer to: Tacitus (emperor), Roman emperor in 275–276 Tacitus (crater), a lunar impact crater...
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    source by other prominent Roman historians, including Plutarch, Tacitus, and Suetonius. Tacitus may have used Bella Germaniae as the primary source for his...
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    account consists of two letters by Pliny the Younger to the historian Tacitus. Vesuvius has erupted many times since. It is the only volcano on Europe's...
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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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    the west and Mare Nectaris in the east. To the west-northwest is the crater Tacitus, and the lava-flooded Beaumont lies to the east along the shore of Mare...
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  • the person the crater is named for. Where a crater formation has associated satellite craters, these are detailed on the main crater description pages...
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    in 64 AD; it was recorded by Suetonius in his biography of Nero, and by Tacitus in Annales because it took place while Nero was in Naples performing for...
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    in Octants IV, V, and VI craters were denominated based on names from the ancient Roman Empire, such as Julius Caesar, Tacitus, and Taruntius. Toward the...
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    a re-collection of Sibylline prophecies from all parts of the empire (Tacitus 6.12). These were carefully sorted and those determined to be legitimate...
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