The paramount historian of the early Roman empire.Tacitus (Cornelius) famous Roman historian was born in AD 55 56 or 57 and lived to about 120. He became an orator married in 77 a daughter of Julius Agricola before Agricola went to Britain was quaestor in 81 or 82 a senator under the Flavian emperors and a praetor in 88. After four years absence he experienced the terrors of Emperor Domitians last years and turned to historical writing. He was a consul in 97. Close friend of the younger Pliny with him he successfully prosecuted Marius Priscus.Works: (i) Life and Character of Agricola written in 9798 specially interesting because of Agricolas career in Britain. (ii) Germania (9899) an equally important description of the geography anthropology products institutions and social life and the tribes of the Germans as known to the Romans. (iii) Dialogue on Oratory (Dialogus) of unknown date; a lively conversation about the decline of oratory and education. (iv) Histories (probably issued in parts from 105 onwards) a great work originally consisting of at least twelve books covering the period AD 6996 but only Books 14 and part of Book 5 survive dealing in detail with the dramatic years 6970. (v) Annals Tacituss other great work originally covering the period AD 1468 (Emperors Tiberius Gaius Claudius Nero) and published between 115 and about 120. Of sixteen books at least there survive Books 14 (covering the years 1428); a bit of Book 5 and all Book 6 (3137); part of Book 11 (from 47); Books 1215 and part of Book 16 (to 66).Tacitus is renowned for his development of a pregnant concise style character study and psychological analysis and for the often terrible story which he brilliantly tells. As a historian of the early Roman empire he is paramount.The Loeb Classical Library edition of Tacitus is in five volumes.
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