Tacitus
Tacitus
PubliusCornelius Tacituswas a senator and a historian of the Roman Empire. The surviving portions of his two major works—the Annals and the Histories—examine the reigns of the Roman emperors Tiberius, Claudius, Nero, and those who reigned in the Year of the Four Emperors. These two works span the history of the Roman Empire from the death of Augustus in AD 14 to the years of the First Jewish–Roman War in AD 70. There are substantial lacunae in the surviving texts,...
NationalityRoman
ProfessionHistorian
liberty
Corruptisima republica plurimae leges.
peace desert making-peace
They make a desert and call it peace.
peace war rome
A bad peace is even worse than war.
law suffering politics
Formerly we suffered from crimes; now we suffer from laws.
lost britain
Perdomita Britannia et statim omissa. Britain was conquered and immediately lost.
ignorance
Everything unknown is magnified. [Lat., Omne ignotum pro magnifico est.]
political
Corruptissima re publica plurimae leges.
men work-out ruins
A man in power, once becoming obnoxious, his acts, good or bad, will work out his ruin.
leader quality calm
Reason and calm judgment, the qualities specially belonging to a leader.
struggle adversity wealth
We see many who are struggling against adversity who are happy, and more although abounding in wealth, who are wretched.
men envy be-good
When men are full of envy they disparage everything, whether it be good or bad.
animal giving dumb
Nature gives liberty even to dumb animals.
law lawyer corruption
In a state where corruption abounds, laws must be very numerous.
leadership business quality
Reason and judgment are the qualities of a leader..