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- DictionaryTac·i·tus/ˈtasədəs/
- 1. (c. 56–120), Roman historian; full name Publius (or Gaius) Cornelius Tacitus. His Annals (covering the years 14–68) and Histories (69–96) are major works on the history of the Roman Empire.
2 days ago · Tacitus’ language of violence and the emphasis he places on legal and—in Apronia’s case—non-legal processes for responding to intimate-partner violence is thus invaluable for understanding the power of the paterfamilias and the role of the emperor in domestic violence cases during the early Imperial period.
4 days ago · Pronunciation of Tacitus with 5 audio pronunciations, 1 meaning, 10 translations and more for Tacitus.
4 days ago · Historians, including Tacitus, Suetonius, and Dio Cassius, suggested that he died of poisoning, possibly by a poisonous mushroom, Amanita phalloides. 13 Many rumors asserted this effected by Agrippina, his beautiful fourth wife and the great-granddaughter of the first emperor Augustus. She had dominated their marriage and schemed to have her ...
2 days ago · Germanic paganism or Germanic religion refers to the traditional, culturally significant religion of the Germanic peoples.
1 day ago · Ultimately, Tacitus's opinion on Tiberius is best illustrated by his conclusion of the sixth book: "His character too had its distinct periods. It was a bright time in his life and reputation, while under Augustus he was a private citizen or held high offices; a time of reserve and crafty assumption of virtue, as long as Germanicus and Drusus ...
3 days ago · Non-Christian sources that are used to study and establish the historicity of Jesus include Jewish sources such as Josephus, and Roman sources such as Tacitus. These sources are compared to Christian sources such as the Pauline Epistles and the Synoptic Gospels.
4 days ago · Tacitus says that In 64 CE, after having his wife murdered, Nero “married” a man, a freed slave named Pythagoras (Suetonius calls him Doryphorus). While same-sex marriages would not have been legally recognized in imperial Rome, it was at least occasionally done as a way of formally and publicly announcing one’s affections.
