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
call peace
They (the Romans) make a desert, and they call it peace
call peace wilderness
They make a wilderness and call it peace.
corrupt law-and-lawyers
The more corrupt the state, the more laws.
cast desire fame last wise
The desire for fame is the last infirmity cast off even by the wise
hate hatred near violent
The hatred of those who are near to us is the most violent