Monarch Notes, January 1st, 1963
Monarch Notes 01-01-1963 Roman History: Tacitus Life (c. A.D. 55 - c. A.D. 117) Publius (?) Cornelius Tacitus (Tass ih tuss) came of good family, saw military service as a tribune, and held one of the offices of the vigintivirate (minor magistrate) under Vespasian, quaestor (tax collector) under Titus, and praetor (magistrate) under Domitian (A.D. 88). He married the daughter of the famous consul and later governor of Britain, C. Julius Agricola. Around 90 - 93 Tacitus was probably governor of some minor province. When he returned to Rome, he found the city subjected to a vicious reign of terr...
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