Tacitus

American  

[tas-i-tuhs] / ˈtæs ɪ təs /

noun

1. Publius Cornelius a.d. c55–c120, Roman historian.

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Tacitus British  

/ ˈtæsɪtəs /

noun

1. 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 Annals, dealing with the period 14–68

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Example Sentences

For Roman-era writers such as Tacitus, the region was beyond the edge of the civilized world, known only through unreliable second-hand reports.

From Science Magazine

Classical Roman author Tacitus wrote his ethnographic work “Germania,” about the Germanic peoples living on the fringes of the Roman Empire in Northern Europe, around 98 A.D.

From Washington Times

“Into politics, of which I have taken final leave....I have given up newspapers in exchange for Tacitus and Thucydides, for Newton and Euclid; and I find myself much happier.”

From Literature

And I‘m reading the “Annals” of Tacitus.

From New York Times

Some of us prefer a quotation from Tacitus that the late Bernard Fall was fond of citing: “Where they make a desert they call it peace.”

From New York Times