Histories (Latin: Historiae) is a Roman historical chronicle by Tacitus. Written c. 100–110, its complete form covered c. 69–96, a period which includes...
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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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work. Although Tacitus refers to part of his work as "my annals", the title of the work Annals used today was not assigned by Tacitus himself, but derives...
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fragments survive Histories (Tacitus), by Tacitus Shakespeare's histories which define the theatrical genre History (theatrical genre) Histories may also refer...
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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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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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Nero comes from Tacitus, Suetonius, and Cassius Dio, who were all of the upper classes. Tacitus and Suetonius wrote their histories on Nero over 50 years...
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Germania (book) (redirect from Tacitus germania)
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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Great Fire of Rome (section Tacitus)
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 Lives...
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that is, Tacitus Trap, Thucydides Trap and middle-income trap. Tacitus is a Roman politician and historian famous for his book Histories, where he also...
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