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55–120 · Roman historian and senator (c. 56 – c. 120)

Also known as: C. Cornelius Tacitus, Cornelius Tacitus, Gaius Cornelius Tacitus, P. Cornelius Tacitus, Publius Cornelius Tacitus, Publius Cornelius Tacitus Caecina Paetus

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Known works

Agricola
Germania
Tacitus' Agricola, Germany, and Dialogue on orators
-- Annales
Historiae