Tacitus relates how the Highlanders at that period made sacrifices before going to battle, and fought with broadsword and targe. |
Tacitus relates that Hibernia was more frequented by foreigners than Albion. |
We know from the writings of Tacitus that the weather in Britain was terrible. |
This was not uncommon, as various contributors to The Union protected their identity by using Latin pen-names such as Tacitus and Coriolanus. |
I think it is Tacitus who records that at the time he visited Britain the Picts of Galloway were anthropophagists. |
By ad 80, according to Tacitus, the Britons were widely adopting Roman fashion in housing, clothing, language, and diet. |