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'''Tacitus''' (full name: ''Publius/Gaius Cornelius Tacitus''; A.D. 55-120) was the [[Roman]] author of ''Histories'', ''Annals'', and ''Germania'', describing first century Rome. His work comprises one of the earliest sources outside of the [[Bible]] to mention [[Christians]], as it chronicles [[Nero]]'s blaming of the Christians for the fire in Rome and the resulting large-scale persecution of Christians that ensued. Tacitus did not think highly of Christians or [[Jews]]. He painted an unflattering picture of Rome under the rule of the Emperors, paying careful note to corruption or scandal. His works give a detailed history of life under the Emperors from the death of [[Augustus]], the first Emperor, to the death of [[Domitian]] covering a period from A.D. 14 to A.D. 96.
'''Tacitus''' (full name: ''Publius/Gaius Cornelius Tacitus''; A.D. 55-120) was the [[Roman]] author of ''Histories'', ''Annals'', and ''Germania'', describing first century Rome. His work comprises one of the earliest sources outside of the [[Bible]] to mention [[Christians]], as it chronicles [[Nero]]'s blaming of the Christians for the fire in Rome and the resulting large-scale persecution of Christians that ensued. Tacitus did not think highly of Christians or [[Jews]]. He painted an unflattering picture of Rome under the rule of the Emperors, paying careful note to corruption or scandal. His works give a detailed history of life under the Emperors from the death of [[Augustus]], the first Emperor, to the death of [[Domitian]] covering a period from A.D. 14 to A.D. 96.<ref>McDonald, Alexander Hugh. “Tacitus.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 3 Apr. 2018, www.britannica.com/biography/Tacitus-Roman-historian.</ref>
As with many others writers of antiquity, only portions of his writings have survived.
As with many others writers of antiquity, only portions of his writings have survived.
==Quotes==
==Quotes==
* "The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws." <ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=MlTjTTfIZiQC&pg=PA290&dq=The+more+corrupt+the+state,+the+more+numerous+the+laws.&ei=veqZSr7dM5aCzAT30uDaDg Words from the Wise: Over 6,000 of the Smartest Things Ever Said - Page 290, by Rosemarie Jarski]</ref>
* "The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws." <ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=MlTjTTfIZiQC&pg=PA290&dq=The+more+corrupt+the+state,+the+more+numerous+the+laws.&ei=veqZSr7dM5aCzAT30uDaDg Words from the Wise: Over 6,000 of the Smartest Things Ever Said - Page 290, by Rosemarie Jarski]</ref>
==References==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
*[http://www.swartzentrover.com/cotor/E-Books/misc/Tacitus/RHindex.htm E-Book - Roman History by Tacitus]
*[http://www.swartzentrover.com/cotor/E-Books/misc/Tacitus/RHindex.htm E-Book - Roman History by Tacitus]
[[Category:Roman Historians]]
[[Category:Roman Historians]]