Gaius Cornelius Tacitus

Definitions of Gaius Cornelius Tacitus
  1. noun
    Roman historian who wrote major works on the history of the Roman Empire (56-120)
    synonyms: Publius Cornelius Tacitus, Tacitus
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    historian, historiographer
    a person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it
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