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| Name: |
Tacitus | | Birth Date: |
c. 56 | | Death Date: |
c. 125 | | Nationality: |
Roman | | Gender: |
Male | | Occupations: |
orator, historian |
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 Biography of Tacitus
1,417 words, approx. 5 pages
 Tacitus (c. 56/57-ca. 125) was a Roman orator and historian. In a life that spanned the reigns of the Flavian emperors and of Trajan and Hadrian, he played a part in the public life of Rome and became its greatest historian. Tacitus was born into a... summary from source:
Biography of Tacitus
5,081 words, approx. 17 pages
 Cornelius Tacitus was perhaps the greatest historian that the Roman world produced. Though his Annales (Annals, after A.D. 116) and Historiae (Histories, ca. A.D. 100-110) are among the most remarkable works of Latin prose, their extraordinary... 
Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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 Tacitus Summary
95 words, approx. 0 pagesc. 56-120 Roman historian and official whose works include Germania (A.D. 98), one of the few contemporary accounts of the Germans and Britons. Also important were his Histories (c. 109) and Annals (c. 116), which together comprise a chronicle of the... summary from source:
 Tacitus Information
6,030 words, approx. 20 pages
Publius (or Gaius) Cornelius Tacitus (ca. 56 – ca. 117) was a senator and a historian of the Roman Empire. The surviving portions of his two major works—the <i>Annals</i> and the <i>Histories</i>—examine the reigns of the Roman...
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AP News Today in history - May 20
5/20/2007: 600 words, approx. 2 pagesToday is Sunday, May 20, the 140th day of 2007. There are 225 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On May 20, 1927, Charles Lindbergh took off from Roosevelt Field in Garden City, N.Y., aboard the Spirit of St. Louis on his historic solo...
Literary Criticism
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 Critical Essay by Ronald Syme
16,610 words, approx. 55 pages
In the following excerpt, Syme analyzes Tacitus's handling of such literary devices as digressions and speeches, praising his skill in portraying assorted Roman orators as individuals.
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Critical Essay by Ronald Mellor
11,740 words, approx. 39 pages
In the following excerpt, Mellor presents a survey of readers’ responses to Tacitus over the last five centuries.
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Critical Essay by A. J. Woodman
8,452 words, approx. 28 pages
In the following excerpt, Woodman suggests that Tacitus is better read as a poet than a traditional historian.
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