Tacitus (Cornelius), famous Roman historian, was born in 55, 56 or
57 CE and lived to about 120. He became an orator, married in 77 a
daughter of Julius Agricola before Agricola went to Britain, was
quaestor in 81 or 82, a senator under the Flavian emperors, and a
praetor in 88. After four years' absence he experienced the terrors
of Emperor Domitian's last years and turned to historical writing.
He was a consul in 97. Close friend of the younger Pliny, with him
he successfully prosecuted Marius Priscus.
Works: (i) "Life and Character of Agricola," written in 97-98,
specially interesting because of Agricola's career in Britain. (ii)
"Germania" (98-99), an equally important description of the
geography, anthropology, products, institutions, and social life
and the tribes of the Germans as known to the Romans. (iii)
"Dialogue on Oratory" ("Dialogus"), of unknown date; a lively
conversation about the decline of oratory and education. (iv)
"Histories" (probably issued in parts from 105 onwards), a great
work originally consisting of at least twelve books covering the
period 69-96 CE, but only Books I-IV and part of Book V survive,
dealing in detail with the dramatic years 69-70. (v) "Annals,"
Tacitus's other great work, originally covering the period 14-68 CE
(Emperors Tiberius, Gaius, Claudius, Nero) and published between
115 and about 120. Of sixteen books at least, there survive Books
I-IV (covering the years 14-28); a bit of Book V and all Book VI
(31-37); part of Book XI (from 47); Books XII-XV and part of Book
XVI (to 66).
Tacitus is renowned for his development of a pregnant concise
style, character study, and psychological analysis, and for the
often terrible story whichhe brilliantly tells. As a historian of
the early Roman empire he is paramount.
The Loeb Classical Library edition of Tacitus is in five
volumes.
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