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Sentence Examples This is testified not only in the Synoptics, but also in John, the new testament letters, Josephus, and Tacitus. One has only to read Tacitus to realize that the barbaric extermination of masses of people was not a Hitlerian innovation. Agricola, stated Tacitus, invaded Caledonia because the northern tribes were acting in a threatening manner. We know from the writings of Tacitus that the weather in Britain was terrible. Tacitus described them as a strong and warlike nation, and for ten years or more the Romans fought to contain rather than conquer them. But Tacitus did not write according to the canons of modern historiography. By ad 80, according to Tacitus, the Britons were widely adopting Roman fashion in housing, clothing, language, and diet. I think it is Tacitus who records that at the time he visited Britain the Picts of Galloway were anthropophagists. This was not uncommon, as various contributors to The Union protected their identity by using Latin pen-names such as Tacitus and Coriolanus. Little is known of their domestic life, save that Tacitus loved hunting and the outdoors. In an early chapter of the Agricola, Tacitus asserts that he wishes to speak about the years of Domitian, Nerva, and Trajan. Many characteristics set it apart from the other works of Tacitus, so that its authenticity has at various times been questioned. Tacitus noted the increasing dependence of the emperor on the goodwill of his armies. Tacitus further discusses the role of women in Chapters 7 and 8, mentioning that they often accompany the men to battle and offer encouragement. In writing the work, Tacitus might have wanted to stress the dangers that the Germanic tribes posed to the Empire. This may be a misspelling of the tribe that Tacitus in his Germania called Aviones. Other writers, such as Ammianus Marcellinus and Tacitus, mentioned Celtic women inciting, participating in, and leading battles. The main ancient historians Tacitus, Suetonius, and Cassius Dio all wrote after the last of the Flavians had gone. Tacitus wrote a narrative for his fellow senators and fitted each of the emperors into a simple mold of his choosing. Tacitus is usually held to have 'hidden' his use of Claudius' writings and to have omitted Claudius' character from his works. Show More Sentences Dio was less biased, but seems to have used Suetonius and Tacitus as sources. Caesar, Tacitus and others noted differences of culture which could be found on the east of the Rhine. The name of the Angles may have been first recorded in Latinised form, as Anglii, in the Germania of Tacitus. Tacitus also specifies that the Suevi are a very large grouping, with many tribes within it, with their own names. So it is not clear if these medieval dialect divisions correspond to any mentioned by Tacitus and Pliny. Archaeologists are unable to make definitive judgments which accord the observations of the Roman writer Tacitus. More instances of Germani fighting Germani appear in the works of Tacitus than between Romans and Germani. Tacitus describes how, during battles, Germanic warriors were encouraged and cared for by their wives and mothers. Children were valued, and according to Tacitus, limiting or destroying one's offspring was considered shameful. Since Pliny was from Italy, some infer that Tacitus was from the provinces, probably Gallia Narbonensis. Tacitus claims Domitian ordered his recall because Agricola's successes outshone the Emperor's own modest victories in Germany. According to Tacitus, 10,000 Caledonian lives were lost at a cost of only 360 auxiliary troops. The decisive victory reported by Tacitus was criticized by some historians, however, who believe an engagement of some description did not occur. These sites in Aberdeenshire fit the historical descriptions of Tacitus and have also yielded archaeological finds related to Roman presence. Tacitus wrote a speech which he attributed to Calgacus, saying that Calgacus gave it in advance of the Battle of Mons Graupius. According to Tacitus, the Baltic Aesti featured boars on their helmets, and may have also worn boar masks. This act of war provoked an equally strong response from Agricola, who, according to Tacitus, exterminated almost the whole tribe. Due to their appearance, Tacitus believed they had crossed over from Spain at an earlier date. Notably the list does not include Strabo or Tacitus, though Strabo discusses him and Tacitus may likely have known about his work. This clearly shows that Pliny the Younger wanted to convey to Tacitus that his uncle was ever the academic, always working. Show More Sentences The later historian Tacitus was informed that the name Germania was recent in his day. The earliest reports of Germanic militias was the system of hundreds described in 98 AD by the Roman historian Tacitus as the centeni. Nerthus is attested by first century AD Roman historian Tacitus in his ethnographic work Germania. Tacitus adds that the goddess, the cart, and the cloth are then washed by slaves in a secluded lake. The name appears earliest in the Annales and Germania of Tacitus as Angrivarii. Tacitus tells us he had an unusual story, which the historian promises to tell, but it has been lost to us. According to Tacitus, the Nervians also served in cohorts based along the Rhine border. Celtic in language, according to Tacitus they claimed origin from the other side of the Rhine. Mannus, according to the Roman writer Tacitus, was a figure in the creation myths of the Germanic tribes. Tacitus wrote that Mannus was the son of Tuisto and the progenitor of the three Germanic tribes Ingaevones, Herminones and Istvaeones. The Lugii are mentioned by Strabo, Tacitus and Ptolemy as a large group of tribes living between the Vistula and the Oder. Neither Strabo, Tacitus or Ptolemy mentions the Vandals, while Pliny the Elder mentions the Vandals but not the Lugii. Tacitus also notes that like other Germanic tribes, the Chatti took an interest in traditions concerning haircuts and beards. The Anarti, together with the Celtic Cotini, are described by Tacitus as vassals of the powerful Quadi Germanic people. Caesar relates that the Suebi maintained a citizen army of 100,000 men picked yearly, and Tacitus that the Suebi were not one tribe. Tacitus knows that the Helvetians once settled in the swath between Rhine, Main, and the Hercynian forest. Both Tacitus and Cassius Dio wrote that Livia was rumored to have brought about Augustus' death by poisoning fresh figs. As Tacitus wrote, the younger generations alive in AD 14 had never known any form of government other than the Principate. Nevertheless, Tacitus admits his debt to the Flavians with regard to his own public career. Tacitus notes that as each tribe had its own customary law, the political power of the king could vary between nations. Show More Sentences The early detailed source, the Germania of Tacitus, has sometimes been interpreted in such a way as to provide yet other historical problems. Tacitus stated that they traded with Rhaetia, which in Ptolemy is located across the Danube from Germania Superior. The word Finn is first mentioned in the form fenni in the 1st century AD by Tacitus, the Roman historian. Tacitus opposed the emperors and believed that they were one of the reasons for the decline of Rome. Tacitus even wrote disparagingly of Augustus the most celebrated and beloved of the emperors. From 89 to 93, Tacitus was away from Rome with his newly married wife, the daughter of the general Agricola. Short, sharp phrases cut right to the point, and Tacitus makes no bones about conveying his point. Despite this seemingly obvious partisan style of writing, much of what is said can go under the radar, which is as Tacitus wanted things to be. Not one to mince words, Tacitus does not waste time with a history of Rome ab urbe condita. Tacitus in his Germania gives an account of the legal practice of the Germanic peoples of the 1st century. The earliest date for this is based on a brief section in the Roman historian Tacitus discussing the Suiones tribe. Heavily influenced by Tacitus, he used the Germania to introduce German history and geography. A ritual chariot or wagon as described by Tacitus was excavated in the Oseberg find. Tacitus notes that the Germanic peoples were polytheistic and mentions some of their deities through perceived Roman equivalents. One can find a similar statement in Germania by Tacitus, one of Montesquieu's favorite authors. Tacitus mentions the Alpes Poeninae in connection with the movements of Otho. What is known of the ancient history of Carlisle is derived mainly from archaeological evidence and the works of the Roman historian Tacitus. Tacitus describes it as a strange cultivation method, practiced by the Germans. Tacitus did not say why Prasutagus' naming the emperor as his heir as well as his daughters was meant to avert the risk of injury. Tacitus says that the Britons had no interest in taking or selling prisoners, only in slaughter by gibbet, fire, or cross. Show More Sentences Agricola was a military tribune under Suetonius Paulinus, which almost certainly gave Tacitus an eyewitness source for Boudica's revolt. Tacitus records that the Iceni were not conquered in the Claudian invasion of AD 43, but had come to a voluntary alliance with the Romans. Londinium, too, was burnt to the ground and the Roman historian Tacitus claims every inhabitant who could not get away was killed. Tacitus relates a rumour that 80,000 Britons fell for the loss of only 400 Romans. The site of the battle is not given by either historian, although Tacitus gives a brief description. One legend places it at Battle Bridge Road in King's Cross, London, although from reading Tacitus it is unlikely Suetonius returned to the city. Tacitus portrays a people called the Eudoses living in the north of Jutland and these may have been the later Iutae. Neither Pliny's nor Ptolemy's lists of Scandinavian tribes include the Suiones mentioned by Tacitus. Latin can be used with striking conciseness, as in the works of Sallust and Tacitus. Deep wounds in his chest were seeping blood, and the medscanner Tacitus had pressed against his neck showed his vital signs on the wane. When Tacitus mentioned it in AD 98 it is clear he was referring to Shetland. According to Tacitus there were roughly as many auxiliaries as there were legionaries. In AD 83 or 84, led by Calgacus, the Caledonians' defeat at the hands of Gnaeus Julius Agricola at Mons Graupius is recorded by Tacitus. Tacitus records the physical characteristics of the Caledonians as red hair and long limbs. In 76 or 77, he was recalled to Rome and appointed suffect consul, and betrothed his daughter to Tacitus. Battle casualties were estimated by Tacitus to be about 10,000 on the Caledonian side and 360 on the Roman side. The Roman historian Tacitus reports that Prasutagus had left a will leaving half his kingdom to Nero in the hope that the remainder would be left untouched. Caradog only began to be identified with Caratacus after the rediscovery of the works of Tacitus, and new material appeared based on this identification. According to Tacitus, Boudica was flogged and her daughters raped. Tacitus and Cassius Dio agree that Boudica was of royal descent. Show More Sentences By the account of Tacitus, the Chauci in his time lived not only along the whole German coast, but would have also stretched down to the lands of the Cherusci and Chatti. Tacitus wrote the most complete account of Germania that still survives. Tacitus wrote that many officers were sacrificed by the Germanic forces as part of their indigenous religious ceremonies, cooked in pots and their bones used for rituals. They appear to have been living in the same homeland when Tacitus wrote, 150 years later, describing them as living east of the Chauci and Chatti. Sometimes the criminals were decimated by lot, as appears in Polybius, Tacitus, Plutarch, Appian, Dio, Julius Capitolinus, who also mentions a centesimation. According to Tacitus, he amassed a force including his own Legio XIV Gemina, parts of the XX Valeria Victrix, and any available auxiliaries, a total of 10,000 men. Although Tacitus, like many historians of his day, was given to invent stirring speeches for such occasions, Suetonius's speech here is unusually blunt and practical. Tacitus suggests that it was in this very region that the term Germani started to be used, even though he mentions a tribe Caesar did not mention, the Tungri. Compare Caesar's description to that of Tacitus in his De Origine et situ Germanorum, written generations later, when the cisrhenane area was firmly within the Roman empire. According to Tacitus, the Germanic tribes think of temples as unsuitable habitations for gods, and they do not represent them as idols in human shape. There is uncertainty about when Tacitus wrote Dialogus de oratoribus. Various references to the region can also be found in Pytheas, Pomponius Mela, Tacitus, Ptolemy, Procopius and Jordanes, usually in the form of Scandza. Roman sources such as Strabo and Tacitus identify these Cimbri with a group living in Jutland, but strong evidence for this connection is lacking. Other major works of Imperial times were that of Livy and Tacitus. Works such as the 'Histories' of Tacitus, the 'Gallic Wars' by Julius Caesar and 'History of Rome' by Livy have been passed down through generations. The historian Tacitus painted an unforgettably dark picture of the early empire in his Histories and Annals, both written in the early 2nd century. Pliny Book 9, Letter 23 reports that, when he was asked if he was Italian or provincial, he gave an unclear answer, and so was asked if he was Tacitus or Pliny. Sallust and Tacitus are fair examples of Gracchan Annalists. Jacob Grimm lectured on legal antiquities, historical grammar, literary history, and diplomatics, explained Old German poems, and commented on the Germania of Tacitus. No evidence exists, however, that Pliny's friends from northern Italy knew Tacitus, nor do Pliny's letters hint that the two men had a common background. Show More Sentences Early Roman sources, such as Tacitus and Pliny the Elder, knew little concerning the Germanic peoples east of the Elbe river, or on the Baltic Sea. They were defeated sometime in 276 by Emperor Marcus Claudius Tacitus. According to Tacitus the legion narrowly escaped destruction when the Caledonians beyond the Forth launched a surprise attack at night on their fort. Tacitus states that Procilla had a fond affection for her son. In his Annales, Tacitus recounts how the Hermundurian Vibilius in 18 AD led the overthrow of the Marcomannic king Catualda in favor of the Quadian Vannius. For the first century AD, Tacitus provides important information about the Chatti's part in the Germanic wars and certain elements of their culture. Consulting the Description, he found that it included impossible transcription errors that had been introduced to editions of Tacitus by Venetian printers in the 15th century. To the north of the Chatti, Tacitus places the large area of the Chauci. The Chasuarii were a Germanic tribe mentioned by Tacitus in the Germania. The friendship between the younger Pliny and Tacitus leads some scholars to conclude that they were both the offspring of wealthy provincial families. The Rugii were first mentioned by Tacitus in the late 1st century. Tacitus characterized the Rugii as well as the neighboring Goths and Lemovii saying they carried round shields and short swords, and obeyed their regular authority. Tacitus is also the only primary source that gives accounts of druids in Britain, but maintains a hostile point of view, seeing them as ignorant savages. Besides parents and children, a household might include slaves, but slavery was uncommon, and according to Tacitus, slaves normally had households of their own. In the first case, Svealand was first mentioned as having one single ruler in the year 98 by Tacitus, but it is almost impossible to know for how long it had been this way. If his flock did any reading at all, they would be more likely to read the epitomists rather than the authors whom we consider first-rate such as Livy, Sallust or Tacitus. Tacitus uses Claudius' arguments for the orthographical innovations mentioned above and may have used him for some of the more antiquarian passages in his annals. The historian Tacitus suggests that Claudius's ongoing term as Censor may have prevented him from noticing the affair before it reached such a critical point. According to Tacitus, his trip was delayed due to bad weather. Tacitus and Florus report that the victorious Germanic tribes tortured and sacrificed captive officers to their gods on altars that could still be seen years later. Show More Sentences All of these peoples had for the most part moved by the time of Tacitus. The ancient historian Tacitus describes Domitian's first speech in the Senate as brief and measured, at the same time noting his ability to elude awkward questions. He was offered the governorship of the province of Africa but declined it, either due to ill health or, as Tacitus claims, the machinations of Domitian. Tacitus owes most, both in language and in method, to Sallust, and Ammianus Marcellinus is the later historian whose work most closely approaches him in style. Examples from Classical Literature Herodotus mentions it as a custom of the Alani, and Tacitus of the old Germans. The first notice of London found in authentic history occurs in Tacitus, annal. Neither Caesar nor Tacitus gives us any idea of the habits or usages of the people who lived north of the Belgae. Are you the translator of the chapters from Tacitus, which my Minister Herzberg handed me? Tacitus relates that Hibernia was more frequented by foreigners than Albion. Wills also were borrowed from Rome, and were unknown to the Germans of Tacitus. Tacitus relates how the Highlanders at that period made sacrifices before going to battle, and fought with broadsword and targe. Now let any man judge what a precious Legacy it is that he bequeaths by his nuncupative will to his friends in Tacitus. His translation of Tacitus appeared in 1793, in four volumes. The emperor Tacitus elected, after an interregnum of eight months. I had gone three times through the whole of Livy, Sallust, and Tacitus. Such, according to Tacitus, was the supreme God of the Germans. This, I think, is a sufficient comment on that passage of Tacitus. See what Tacitus says of Nero in regard to this point, annal. The Roman emperors were not so bad as Tacitus describes them. New editions of Orelli's Tacitus and Horace were also due to him. Then there's Pericles's speech coming on in Thucydides, and 'The Birds' to get up for the examination, besides the Tacitus. Tacitus was a great man, but he was not up to the Sicilian expedition. I could recite you the whole of Thucydides, Xenophon, Plutarch, Titus Livius, Tacitus, Strada, Jornandes, Dante, Montaigne, Shakspeare, Spinoza, Machiavelli, and Bossuet. As his source he uses the Roman writer Tacitus, who wrote about troops being taken across a narrow body of water, which could have been the Irish Sea. Find more words! 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