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'''Publius''' (or '''Gaius''') '''Cornelius Tacitus''' (ca. 56 โ ca. 120 AD) was a senator and a historian of the [[Roman Empire]]. ย | '''Publius''' (or '''Gaius''') '''Cornelius Tacitus''' (ca. 56 โ ca. 120 AD) was a senator and a historian of the [[Roman Empire]]. ย | ||
==Works== | ==Works== | ||
The surviving portions of two of his worksโthe ''Annals'' and the ''Histories''โexamine the reigns of the [[Roman Emperors]] [[Tiberius]], [[Claudius]], [[Nero]] and those that reigned in the [[Year of the Four Emperors]]. These two works span the history of the Roman Empire from the death of [[Augustus]] in 14 AD to the years of the [[First | The surviving portions of two of his worksโthe ''Annals'' and the ''Histories''โexamine the reigns of the [[Roman Emperors]] [[Tiberius]], [[Claudius]], [[Nero]] and those that reigned in the [[Year of the Four Emperors]]. These two works span the history of the Roman Empire from the death of [[Augustus]] in 14 AD to the years of the [[First jewishโRoman War]], in 70 AD. There are substantial gaps in the surviving texts. | ||
His great work ''[[Germania (Tacitus)|Germania]]'' discusses the [[Germanic peoples]]. | His great work ''[[Germania (Tacitus)|Germania]]'' discusses the [[Germanic peoples]]. | ||
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Other works by Tacitus discuss oratory and his father-in-law and Roman general [[Agricola]], primarily during his campaign in [[Britannia]]. | Other works by Tacitus discuss oratory and his father-in-law and Roman general [[Agricola]], primarily during his campaign in [[Britannia]]. | ||
Tacitus and several other Roman authors were critical of | Tacitus and several other Roman authors were critical of jews.<ref>The jewish Hand in the World Wars, Part 1 https://codoh.com/library/document/3209/?lang=en</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Publius (or Gaius) Cornelius Tacitus (ca. 56 โ ca. 120 AD) was a senator and a historian of the Roman Empire.
Works
The surviving portions of two of his worksโthe Annals and the Historiesโexamine the reigns of the Roman Emperors Tiberius, Claudius, Nero and those that reigned in the Year of the Four Emperors. These two works span the history of the Roman Empire from the death of Augustus in 14 AD to the years of the First jewishโRoman War, in 70 AD. There are substantial gaps in the surviving texts.
His great work Germania discusses the Germanic peoples.
Other works by Tacitus discuss oratory and his father-in-law and Roman general Agricola, primarily during his campaign in Britannia.
Tacitus and several other Roman authors were critical of jews.[1]
References
- โ The jewish Hand in the World Wars, Part 1 https://codoh.com/library/document/3209/?lang=en