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Tacitus
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Tac·i·tus  (ts-ts), Publius Cornelius a.d. 55?-120?
Roman public official and historian whose two greatest works, Histories and Annals, concern the period from the death of Augustus (a.d. 14) to the death of Domitian (96).

Tacitus [ˈtæsɪtəs]
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(Biographies / Tacitus, Publius Cornelius (?55-?120) M, Roman, HISTORY: historian, POLITICS: orator) Publius Cornelius (ˈpʌblɪəs kɔːˈniːljəs). ?55-?120 ad, Roman historian and orator, famous as a prose stylist. His works include the Histories, dealing with the period 68-96, and the
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Noun1.Tacitus - Roman historian who wrote major works on the history of the Roman Empire (56-120)
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Tacitus [ˈtæsɪtəs] NTácito
Tacitus [ˈtæsɪtəs] n (History, Literature) → Tacito


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