![]() ![]() ![]() Aper and Julius Secundus, the ( x) leaders of the bar in the time of Vespasian, 69-79 A.D. As he himself tells us, he was a disciple of M. ![]() If this identification be correct, Tacitus came from equestrian stock - an inference which fits what we know about his education, his marriage, and his social connections. As to his station in the world there is good reason to believe that his father was a Cornelius Tacitus of the preceding generation, a Roman knight who served as procurator in Belgic Gaul. We do not know whether Tacitus was a native of Rome or whether he was born outside of the city, as were the other great figures of Roman literature. His boyhood thus coincided closely with the reign of Nero, 54-68 A.D. The year of his birth was probably 55 A.D. It is possible, therefore, to reconstruct his career only in a bare outline in which much rests upon conjecture and surmise.Īccording to the more reliable tradition our author's full name was Publius Cornelius Tacitus. No biography of Tacitus has come down to us from ancient times. On the other hand, the information that he gives us directly about his life is very meager. By reading the writings of Tacitus between the lines it is easy to find out what he thought of the world in which he lived, what his convictions and what his prejudices were. The works of no other ancient historian are so impregnated with the author's personality. The books of Tacitus show vividly what manner of man he was. ![]()
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