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Publius (or Gaius) Cornelius Tacitus (ca. AD 56 – ca. AD 117) was a senator and a historian of the Roman Empire. The surviving portions of his two major works—the Annals and the Histories—examine the reigns of the Roman Emperors Tiberius, Claudius, Nero and those who reigned in the Year of the Four Emperors. These two works span the history of the Roman Empire from the death of Augustus in AD 14 to (presumably) the death of emperor Domitian in AD 96. There are enormous lacunae in the surviving texts, including one four books long in the Annals.

Other works by Tacitus discuss oratory (in dialogue format, see Dialogus de oratoribus), Germania (in De origine et situ Germanorum), and biographical notes about his father-in-law Agricola, primarily...more

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	The Annals of Imperial Rome by Tacitus, Michael Grant (Translator) 3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 2,784 ratings — published 116 — 64 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Agricola and the Germania by Tacitus, H. Mattingly (Translator), S.A. Handford (Revised by) 3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 1,495 ratings — published 98 — 40 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Histories by Tacitus, Kenneth Wellesley (Translator, Introduction) 3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 912 ratings — published 110 — 36 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Germania by Tacitus, J.G.C. Anderson 3.64 of 5 stars 3.64 avg rating — 211 ratings — published 98 — 43 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Complete Works of Tacitus by Tacitus, Alfred J. Church, William Brodribb 4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 108 ratings — published 1942 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Annals/The Histories by Tacitus, Moses Hadas (Editor), Shelby Foote (Introduction) 3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 76 ratings — published 1908 — 10 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Agricola/Germania/Dialogue on Oratory by Tacitus, Maurice Hutton (translator), Robert Maxwell Ogilvie (revised by) 4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 102 — 13 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Histories IV-V/Annals I-III by Tacitus, Clifford H. Moore (Translator), John Jackson (Translator) 4.42 of 5 stars 4.42 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 1931	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Histories I-III 4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 105 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Annals IV-VI, XI-XII by Tacitus, John Jackson (Translator), J. Jackson (Translator) 4.26 of 5 stars 4.26 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1937	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws.”
― Tacitus, The Annals of Imperial Rome

tags: commonwealth, corruption, government, law

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“Men are more ready to repay an injury than a benefit, because gratitude is a burden and revenge a pleasure”
― Tacitus

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“Viewed from a distance, everything is beautiful.”
― Tacitus

tags: beautiful

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