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Publius Cornelius Tacitus (c. 54 – c. 120)

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One of the most important ancient Roman historians. Tacitus's Annals and Histories originally covered the history of the Roman Empire from the death of Augustus (AD 14) to the death of Domitian (AD 96), although substantial portions have not survived. Aside from these major works, he also wrote a biography of his father-in-law (Agricola) and an ethnographic study of Germany (Germania). The Dialogue on Orators, an imaginary conversation on the subject of rhetoric, is attributed to him, but is written in a markedly different style.

Publius Cornelius Tacitus

Works

• Agricola (ca. 98)
• Germania (ca. 98)

  Germania, translated by Alfred John Church and William Jackson Brodribb

• Dialogue on Orators (ca. 102)
• The Histories (ca. 105)

  The Histories, based on the translation of Alfred John Church and William Jackson Brodribb (1876)

  Tacitus, The Histories, translated by William Hamilton Fyfe (1912), Vol. 1:(transcription project), Vol. 2: (transcription project)

• Annals (ca. 117)

  The Annals, translated by Alfred John Church and William Jackson Brodribb

Works about Tacitus

• “Tacitus” in Encyclopædia Britannica (9th ed., 1888).
• "Tacitus, Cornelius," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
• "Tacitus, Publius Cornelius," in The New Student's Reference Work, Chicago: F.E. Compton and Co. (1914)