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Meanings of Tacitus in English

Portuguese
publio cornelio tácito
Spanish
gaius cornelius

Roman historian who wrote major works on the history of the Roman Empire (56-120)

publio cornelio tácito
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Examples for "publius cornelius tacitus"
Examples for "publius cornelius tacitus"
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Publius Cornelius Tacitus was born perhaps at Rome, shortly before the accession of the Emperor Nero in 54 A.D.
The World's Greatest Books — Volume 11 — Ancient and Mediæval Hi...
Usage of Tacitus in English
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The historians, Tacitus in particular, have treated this with too much incredulity.
Thoughts on Man, His Nature, Productions and Discoveries / Inter...
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The seemingly picturesque description of Tacitus is in reality vague and confusing.
The Women of the Caesars
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It was the first time that Tacitus had addressed him in English.
The Information Officer
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That which Tacitus described as it once prevailed among the old Teutons.
Moral
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The administration of Tacitus was not unworthy of his life and principles.
History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1
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It makes me long for the pen of Tacitus, on my word.
Monsieur de Camors — Volume 1
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The same thing must be said of Professor Thatcher's instruction in Tacitus.
Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White — Volume 1
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These Batavians, according to Tacitus, were the bravest of all the Germans.
The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Volume 01: Introduction I
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The same custom, as appears from Tacitus, prevailed also among the Germans.
An Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species, Parti...
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No battle scenes are more grand and terrific than those of Tacitus.
Germania and Agricola
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The boyhood and youth of Tacitus did, indeed, fall on evil times.
Germania and Agricola
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But when they wrote their own characters their chief master was Tacitus.
Characters from the Histories & Memoirs of the Seventeenth Centu...
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Two of Pliny's correspondents and friends were Cornelius Tacitus and Suetonius Tranquillus.
The Letters of the Younger Pliny, First Series — Volume 1
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How Tacitus would have delighted in this example of the 'inertia rusticorum'!
Yet Again
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Come, Peter, show me that copy of Tacitus you wrote me about.
Peter: A Novel of Which He is Not the Hero
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Wrote Pliny the Younger to Tacitus -in the early second century AD.
The last novel
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