| 单词 | Tacitus |
| 例句 | “O.,” he whispered, “how would you fancy the Something Fiddle-Faddle Histories of Tacitus?” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I did; the book was there: Tacitus’s Annals of Rome. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “Into politics, of which I have taken final leave....I have given up newspapers in exchange for Tacitus and Thucydides, for Newton and Euclid; and I find myself much happier.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Samuel Adams’s master’s thesis was “delivered in flawless Latin,” Alexander Hamilton copied Demosthenes into his commonplace book, and Thomas Jefferson modeled his oratory on the prose of Livy, Sallust, and Tacitus. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z “Chief among the forces affecting political folly is lust for power, named by Tacitus as ‘the most flagrant of all the passions,’” Tuchman wrote. Barbara W. Tuchman, Folly and the Stream of History 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z And I‘m reading the “Annals” of Tacitus. John Banville, the Contemporary Novelist Who Avoids Contemporary Novels 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z And between Tacitus and Margaret George, I rather think it’s George’s account that is not only most sympathetic but most truthful. Review | ‘The Confessions of Young Nero,’ by Margaret George 2017-02-27T05:00:00Z We know all this because the nephew wrote about the eruption and its aftermath some 30 years later in a pair of letters to the great Roman historian Tacitus. They Were the Renaissance Men of Roman Antiquity 2019-12-10T05:00:00Z Some of us prefer a quotation from Tacitus that the late Bernard Fall was fond of citing: “Where they make a desert they call it peace.” Essay: Should We Have War Crime Trials? 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z It’s worth learning Latin just to read Tacitus. Mary Beard Would Like a Moratorium on Churchill Biographies, Thank You 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z “Elizabeth goes to some lengths to retain the density of Tacitus’s prose and his celebrated brevity,” Philo wrote. Elizabeth I revealed as the translator of Tacitus into English 2019-11-29T05:00:00Z Tacitus's Annals , a history of the emperors of Rome written in the early 2nd century AD, should be on any government's reading list. Advice for a new government 2010-05-07T23:07:00Z The text blends a battlefield tale from Roman historian Tacitus with the Magnificat of Christian liturgy. Seattle's Tudor Choir makes a move to the Moore 2010-10-14T21:23:00Z I, Claudius draws heavily on the model of Tacitus, while Marguerite Yourcenar's 1951 novel Memoirs of Hadrian offers barely a concession to modern expectations of fiction. The Ides of April by Lindsey Davis – review 2013-05-09T08:01:01Z It's an intriguing thought that reminds me of a famous passage in Tacitus's Agricola, the historian's biography of his father-in-law, who was governor of Britain from AD78-84. Centurion kicks off British sword and sandals film wave 2010-04-22T22:15:00Z On that occasion, swords were drawn and the visitors from nearby Nuceria ended up with "terrible injuries and mutilations", according to Tacitus. Gladiator Games: hacking aplenty, but no phones on pain of death 2011-07-31T19:15:28Z That has to be Tacitus’ “Annals,” a history of the early Roman Empire, written in the early second century C.E. Mary Beard Would Like a Moratorium on Churchill Biographies, Thank You 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z Pliny the Younger’s letter to Tacitus was written 25 years after the eruption and, as noted in the review, he was not with his uncle at the site. Giving Credit Where Credit Is Due 2020-01-03T05:00:00Z As Tacitus wrote long ago, I am free from the usual pressures to be biased. Orlando Figes and the Russian civil war 2010-04-28T10:23:00Z Tacitus wrote about 60 years later that Agrippina then tried to rule Rome through Nero but that the ungrateful child had her murdered in C.E. Ruins of Emperor Nero’s Theater Discovered near Vatican 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z The historian Tacitus, for example, narrates the events of Titus’s capture of Jerusalem and the suppression of the Jewish revolt in his Histories. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Classical Roman author Tacitus wrote his ethnographic work “Germania,” about the Germanic peoples living on the fringes of the Roman Empire in Northern Europe, around 98 A.D. Pair of 2nd century Roman coins found on uninhabited Swedish island 2023-04-14T04:00:00Z Here, Tacitus shows his disgust with the actions of the Emperor Nero, who many consider to be one of Rome’s cruelest rulers. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z His death during the eruption of Vesuvius was recorded by his nephew, Pliny the Younger, in two letters written to the historian Tacitus. Vesuvius ancient eruption rescuer identified at Herculaneum, says expert 2021-05-11T04:00:00Z The only other U.S. horse in the race, Tacitus, finished seventh of 14. Mishriff beats Charlatan to win world's richest horse race at Saudi Cup 2021-02-20T05:00:00Z Tacitus goes on to discuss Jewish fasting, observance of the Sabbath, and abstention from pork, all in hostile terms his Roman readers would identify with. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z This Nazi era building still has on its facade the word “GERMANIA”, the title of the first book ever written on Germany, by the ancient Roman historian Tacitus. Raw, brave, wild and honest: why Germany is Europe's greatest artistic nation 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z The three main textual sources are Tacitus, Suetonius and Cassius Dio, none of them Nero’s contemporaries, thus reliant on earlier sources, and all hostile to him. Review | What was Nero really doing while Rome burned? 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z Meanwhile in Tacitus's Annals, the Roman historian said that politician Aulus Caecina Severus wanted to prohibit women from venturing beyond "the boundaries of Italy" for fear they would develop masculine traits. What ancient Rome may teach on post-Brexit tourism 2020-01-29T05:00:00Z Tacitus describes Roman soldiers swimming in full armor, and Julius Caesar was said to have been an excellent swimmer. The Subversive Joy of Cold-Water Swimming 2020-01-20T05:00:00Z So in the period Tacitus describes, senators still formally convened, gave impassioned speeches and debated issues of the day. What the Roman senate’s groveling before emperors explains about GOP senators’ support for Trump 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z The work is a translation of a book in which the Roman historian Tacitus wrote of the benefits of monarchical rule. Elizabeth I is secret scribe of ancient manuscript 2019-11-28T05:00:00Z Barrett shows the sole source of this idea to be a short — fewer than 100 words — and much-disputed passage by Tacitus. Review | What was Nero really doing while Rome burned? 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z Tacitus was third in the Jockey Gold Cup two weekends ago and second in the Belmont Stakes. Racing! Lots of updates on the Breeders' Cup Classic 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z Mattis is partial to studying Roman generals and historians, from Marcus Aurelius and Scipio Africanus to Tacitus. Analysis | The Daily 202: Jim Mattis’s reading list offers a jarring contrast to Trump’s lack of intellectual curiosity 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z Tacitus considered this rash of self-serving prosecutions to be “the gravest of destructive forces” under the empire. What the Roman senate’s groveling before emperors explains about GOP senators’ support for Trump 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z The translation is from Tacitus's history of the Roman Empire and traces the death of Augustus, the rise of the Emperor Tiberius and the centralisation of power in a single individual. Elizabeth I is secret scribe of ancient manuscript 2019-11-28T05:00:00Z One imagines that he sees himself taking more the Tacitus route in the ultimate aftermath of this particular British secession from Europe—being a statesman, writing important books, that sort of thing. The Brexit Warnings to Be Found in Sheep Grazing in a London Park 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z Entering the stretch Code of Honor was with Tacitus and Mucho Gusto, all with a shot of winning the race. Racing! Congrats to Travers winner Code of Honor 2019-08-25T04:00:00Z He would relegate Tacitus to a second-place Belmont to go with his Derby fourth, plus Joevia to third, Tax to fourth and the Japanese hopeful Master Fencer to fifth. Sir Winston wins Belmont on a day, finally, bereft of controversy or the bizarre 2019-06-08T04:00:00Z The writings of the senator-as-historian Tacitus continually explore this paradox of a republican system that was autocratic in practice, asking: What exactly had become of the senate’s role? What the Roman senate’s groveling before emperors explains about GOP senators’ support for Trump 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z Elizabeth I's Translation of Tacitus is published on 29 November 2019 in the Review of English Studies. Elizabeth I is secret scribe of ancient manuscript 2019-11-28T05:00:00Z Tacitus wrote, “Nothing, however, pressed so hard as famine on an enemy, who, careless about the sowing of his crops, had diverted all ages of the population to military purposes.” The Brexit Warnings to Be Found in Sheep Grazing in a London Park 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z He won the Preakness with War of Will, who was expected to battle Tacitus in the one-and-a-half-mile Belmont. Sir Winston springs final Triple Crown surprise with Belmont Stakes win 2019-06-08T04:00:00Z Further, Sir Winston joined Tacitus in a fleeting, closing moment of possibility. Sir Winston wins Belmont on a day, finally, bereft of controversy or the bizarre 2019-06-08T04:00:00Z The U.S. political situation during the Trump presidency has led me to better appreciate the closeness of Tacitus’ observations to our times. What the Roman senate’s groveling before emperors explains about GOP senators’ support for Trump 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z Favourite Tacitus, whose late charge came up short, was second and Joevia third around the sprawling, 1 1/2-mile dirt track on a warm, sunny day. Horse racing: Sir Winston wins 151st Belmont Stakes in upset 2019-06-08T04:00:00Z As the Roman historian Tacitus recounts, the Britons exacted a brutal revenge, “hasty with slaughter and the gibbet, with arson and the cross,” upon civilians and soldiers alike. The Brexit Warnings to Be Found in Sheep Grazing in a London Park 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z Sir Winston surged to the lead with an eighth of a mile to go and held off a late run from Tacitus, who had an extremely wide trip under jockey Jose Ortiz. Sir Winston springs final Triple Crown surprise with Belmont Stakes win 2019-06-08T04:00:00Z As Tacitus gained ground too late, it grew clear either Casse or Mott would claim two-thirds of this eccentric Triple Crown. Sir Winston wins Belmont on a day, finally, bereft of controversy or the bizarre 2019-06-08T04:00:00Z This, Tacitus explains, is how autocracy comes about — and persists. What the Roman senate’s groveling before emperors explains about GOP senators’ support for Trump 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z The favored Tacitus finished second to Sir Winston in the Belmont Stakes on Saturday. Tacitus finishes second in Belmont Stakes 2019-06-08T04:00:00Z He won the Preakness with War of Will, who was expected to battle favored Tacitus in the 1 1/2 mile Belmont. Another Triple Crown surprise: Sir Winston takes Belmont 2019-06-08T04:00:00Z And there is 9-5 morning-line favorite Tacitus, the stablemate to eventual Kentucky Derby winner Country House after Maximum Security was disqualified. 2019 Belmont Stakes preview: A horse-by-horse look at the field 2019-06-08T04:00:00Z Even though Tacitus calls Belmont his home, he has only raced the course once, a fourth-place finish in his first race. Tacitus, rested after skipping Preakness, is favorite to win Belmont Stakes 2019-06-07T04:00:00Z A revealing moment about the long-term consequences of senatorial dread of a given emperor’s whims takes place in Tacitus’ account of senatorial debate in A.D. What the Roman senate’s groveling before emperors explains about GOP senators’ support for Trump 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z Tacitus and War of Will are clearly the colts to beat. Belmont will bring end to entertaining Triple Crown 2019-06-07T04:00:00Z The focus of attention will fall on two other horses — Tacitus, the 9-5 favorite, and War of Will, the Preakness winner and the close second choice at 2-1. Pletcher’s longshots can’t be ignored in Belmont Stakes 2019-06-06T04:00:00Z Why he’ll lose: He didn’t really seem to be able to compete with Tacitus in the Wood and his poor performance in the Kentucky Derby should be of some concern. 2019 Belmont Stakes preview: A horse-by-horse look at the field 2019-06-08T04:00:00Z Tacitus, who will be racing for the first time since being placed third in the Derby, is the 9-5 favorite. Trainer Bill Mott trying to win Belmont, and without mayhem 2019-06-06T04:00:00Z Assertion of independence was possible, and Tacitus’ works present a number of voices of senatorial independence. What the Roman senate’s groveling before emperors explains about GOP senators’ support for Trump 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z Trainer Bill Mott’s Tacitus hasn’t raced since being placed third in the Kentucky Derby. Belmont will bring end to entertaining Triple Crown 2019-06-07T04:00:00Z Tacitus will break from the No. 10 gate. Tacitus, War Of Will early favorites after good draws for Belmont Stakes 2019-06-04T04:00:00Z On the surface, Tacitus should have no excuses unless he’s compromised by the far outside post and getting to the front by the first turn takes too much out of him. 2019 Belmont Stakes preview: A horse-by-horse look at the field 2019-06-08T04:00:00Z Trainer Mark Hennig, who handles 12-1 Bourbon War, said Tacitus and War of Will are the most accomplished colts in the field. Trainer Bill Mott trying to win Belmont, and without mayhem 2019-06-06T04:00:00Z Unhinged leaders, dynastic intrigue, devastation and plunder: For 15 years I have been researching and teaching the ancient historian Tacitus’ works on the history of the Roman Empire. What the Roman senate’s groveling before emperors explains about GOP senators’ support for Trump 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z He trains Tacitus, who has not raced since being elevated into third place in the Derby. Tacitus favored in Belmont; Preakness winner 2nd choice 2019-06-04T04:00:00Z Tacitus was considered superior to Country House, Mott’s other Kentucky Derby entrant. Tacitus, War Of Will early favorites after good draws for Belmont Stakes 2019-06-04T04:00:00Z Trainer Bill Mott ruled out Country House but is planning to take Tacitus to the Belmont and figures the gray colt will have no problem in a significantly longer race. Preakness winner War of Will likely to run in Belmont 2019-05-19T04:00:00Z Maximum Security, whose owner has filed a lawsuit over the disqualification, also skipped the Preakness, as did the third and fourth horses across the line, Code of Honor and Tacitus. War of Will wins Preakness Stakes, which runs smoothly after alarming start 2019-05-18T04:00:00Z Over the past three years the world depicted by Tacitus has seemed much more immediate. What the Roman senate’s groveling before emperors explains about GOP senators’ support for Trump 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z Code of Honor was second, with Tacitus third. Maximum Security finishes first in the Kentucky Derby 2019-05-04T04:00:00Z Code of Honor was bumped up to second and Tacitus third. Country House wins Kentucky Derby after favorite DQ'd 2019-05-05T04:00:00Z Tacitus won the Wood Memorial and Tampa Bay Derby, and Country House, who hasn’t won a stakes, was third in Arkansas Derby. Bob Baffert’s Kentucky Derby dominance faces a serious test 2019-04-28T04:00:00Z Tacitus earned 100 points for the victory and moved to the top of the Kentucky Derby leaderboard with 150 overall. Roadster beats Game Winner to win Santa Anita Derby 2019-04-06T04:00:00Z As Tacitus explores, the Roman senate declined from a long-held position of authority under the Roman Republic to become a body almost wholly reliant on the whims of a given emperor. What the Roman senate’s groveling before emperors explains about GOP senators’ support for Trump 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z In major Kentucky Derby prep races, Tacitus won the $750,000 Wood Memorial at Aqueduct by 1¼ lengths over Tax in New York. Gift Box wins Santa Anita Handicap by a nose Tacitus rallied from 10 lengths back to win the Tampa Bay Derby last month in his 3-year-old debut. Tacitus wins Wood Memorial 2019-04-06T04:00:00Z Fimus is a word that was used by Virgil, Livy, and Tacitus, who were very important Roman writers, and that word was used to refer to manure — animal and human manure — with respect to agriculture. Poop research might get a more polite name 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z His letter to Tacitus was written some 20 years after the eruption in 79 AD. Pompeii's destruction date could be wrong 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z Moreover, if media access and providers continue to consolidate, the U.S. corporate sector will suffer a Tacitus Trap akin to China’s. What China's Frightening Digital Strategy Portends for America's Future 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z But Tacitus is horrified by the political power held by Agrippina, mother of the emperor Nero. A battle with prejudice: why we overlook the warrior women of ancient times | Natalie Haynes 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z Sometimes, Gibbon is almost the equal of Tacitus in his brutal summaries of the historical process: “Corruption, the most infallible symptom of constitutional liberty.” The 100 best nonfiction books: No 83 – The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1776-1788) 2017-09-04T04:00:00Z Ancient Stoic philosophers railed against greed and luxury, and Roman historians such as Tacitus lay many of the empire’s struggles at the feet of imperial avarice. Perspective | Being rich wrecks your soul. We used to know that. 2017-07-28T04:00:00Z Neither of them liked Christians – Pliny writes of their “pig-headed obstinacy” and Tacitus calls their religion a destructive superstition. What is the historical evidence that Jesus Christ lived and died? 2017-04-14T04:00:00Z In that, he echoed the observation of the Tacitus, 2,000 years before. Why Suicide Bombings Are So Terrifying 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z “They make a desert and call it peace,” wrote the Roman historian Tacitus, quoting an enemy of Rome about its brutal conquests. Stop Assad Now—Or Expect Years of War 2016-10-04T04:00:00Z Researchers believe this tablet, is the earliest ever reference to London predating Tacitus' mention of London in his Annals which were produced about 50 years later. UK's oldest hand-written document 'at Roman London dig' - BBC News 2016-06-01T04:00:00Z According to Tacitus, perhaps the greatest of all Roman historians, it was the great temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus on the Capitoline Hill that held the key to the future of ancient Rome. Story of cities #2: Rome wasn't planned in a day … in fact it wasn't planned at all 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z The main ancient sources in Latin on the early Roman Empire are the imperial biographies of Suetonius and the historical works of Tacitus. Ancient Rome v North Korea: Spectacular 'executions' then and now - BBC News 2015-12-27T05:00:00Z He was not some person who had read a bit of Tacitus and now worked at the Pentagon. The Machiavelli of Maryland: adviser to presidents, prime ministers – and the Dalai Lama | Thomas Meaney 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z To paraphrase Tacitus, they make a desert and call it liberal. Why Californians Are Starved of Water 2015-03-18T04:00:00Z Of course, this account probably doesn’t record precisely what was said on that day; Tacitus often embellished his historical narratives by putting rousing speeches in the mouths of key personalities. Immigration: What the Romans Can Teach Us 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z Writing about a fire at the temple in AD69, Tacitus assumed the conflagration would embolden the enemy Gauls into thinking they might finally conquer the city, such was the symbolism of the temple. Story of cities #2: Rome wasn't planned in a day … in fact it wasn't planned at all 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z In ancient Rome, the historian Tacitus was dismissive of a speech given by the Emperor Nero, written by a clever speech writer. Have politicians lost the art of rhetoric? 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z Acerronia—“rather unwisely,” as Tacitus puts it—kept screaming that she was Agrippina and needed help. The Man to Know in Ancient Rome 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z Given the size of some of the tankards - in some cases, several litres - it seems that Tacitus was not exaggerating when he described the German fondness for drinking. One people, 1,200 sausages 2014-09-28T04:00:00Z But as Tacitus reports it, the then-emperor Claudius championed the move: Immigration: What the Romans Can Teach Us 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z The Roman historian Tacitus claimed that Germanic tribes held their important councils while drunk, as they thought it made effective lying harder. Can a drug make you tell the truth? 2013-10-03T00:13:39Z According to the historian Tacitus, they found “bleaching bones, scattered or in little heaps,” while “hard by lay splintered spears and limbs of horses.” A bog yields evidence of massacre during the time of Christ 2013-04-01T21:00:18Z Tacitus reports that there was “a marvelous rivalry” among the senators in celebrating Nero’s narrow escape; they held games, made offerings at shrines, and proposed that “Agrippina’s birthday should be classed among the inauspicious days.” The Man to Know in Ancient Rome 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z Later archaeology confirmed Tacitus's observation of heavy, happy drinking among the German tribes. One people, 1,200 sausages 2014-09-28T04:00:00Z In fact, when Tacitus wrote of the plebs sordida it was explicitly to contrast them with what he called "the respectable elements among the common people". Why the rich look down on the poor 2012-11-09T18:26:22Z That war, according to Tacitus, ends well which ends with a pardon. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) 2012-04-27T02:00:34.267Z Tacitus goes on to describe Christianity as “a pestilent superstition,” and its adherents as guilty of “hatred to the human race.” Pioneers of Evolution from Thales to Huxley With an Intermediate Chapter on the Causes of Arrest of the Movement 2012-04-26T02:00:14.960Z Seleucia on the Tigris is spoken of by Tacitus as being in A.D. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z Over eighteen hundred years ago Tacitus wrote of our Saxon forefathers: "They live apart, each by himself, as woodside, plain, or fresh spring attracts him." Our First Half-Century: A Review of Queensland Progress Based Upon Official Information 2012-04-22T02:00:09.320Z Tacitus speaks of the unwholesome air of this quarter. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z Tacitus, in a very famous work, had long before pourtrayed in the most flattering colours the purity of the Germans. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) 2012-04-27T02:00:34.267Z Table of Greek Philosophers, 36.—— of leading men of science, 123-125.Tacitus, Pioneers of Evolution from Thales to Huxley With an Intermediate Chapter on the Causes of Arrest of the Movement 2012-04-26T02:00:14.960Z But in the universal corruption of taste and morals that followed the extinction of liberty, there arose one man, Tacitus, whose genius belonged to a happier age. The Portland Sketch Book 2012-03-28T02:00:28.847Z The Greek and Roman gods were habitually regarded as identical, and Cæsar and Tacitus, in like manner, identified the deities of Gaul and Germany with those of their own country. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-03-28T02:00:20.770Z Just below the Temple of Saturn is the site of the Arch of Tiberius, erected, according to Tacitus, upon the recovery by Germanicus of the standards which Varus had lost. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z There was Seneca, living not far from these times, and then the Elder and the Younger Pliny, Tacitus, Plutarch, Galen, Epictetus, Marcus Antoninus—some of the noblest men of the world. The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets 2012-03-27T02:00:23.077Z From Livy to Tacitus the gulf is greater than from Herodotus to Thucydides. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z It shewed itself in the pathetic and affecting complaints of Tacitus, and burst forth in the bitter and indignant sarcasms of Juvenal. The Portland Sketch Book 2012-03-28T02:00:28.847Z There were reigns when, in the emphatic words of Tacitus, “virtue was a sentence of death.” History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-03-28T02:00:20.770Z This style of building, says Tacitus, was generally introduced by Nero. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z And Tacitus speaks of Judea as “the source of this evil.” The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets 2012-03-27T02:00:23.077Z Tacitus's essay, therefore, while written with a desire to tell the truth, was apparently not based on first-hand information. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z Tacitus himself could not have said less, and the greatest cross-examiner in the legal profession could not have extracted more. A Safety Match 2012-03-19T02:00:23.817Z Tacitus expresses complete doubt about the existence of Providence. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-03-28T02:00:20.770Z C�sar and Tacitus both mention human sacrifices as taking place in England before the Roman conquest; but little is known certainly on the subject. A Review of the Systems of Ethics Founded on the Theory of Evolution 2012-03-17T02:01:00.033Z Robert Taylor, in his Diegesis published in 1829, proved that Cornelius Tacitus never could have written the passage describing such persecution. The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets 2012-03-27T02:00:23.077Z It will be found interesting to compare what Tacitus says with what C�sar says when both touch upon the same topic. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z The noble style of his biographies and orations has earned for him the title of the Swedish Tacitus. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z There is also no reference in Tacitus to any persecution beyond the walls. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-03-28T02:00:20.770Z He saw Christianity as Tacitus described it—“a maleficent superstition.” Voltaire: A Sketch of his Life and Works 2012-03-14T02:00:25.570Z It has been demonstrated that the whole of the so-called Annals of Tacitus, containing the celebrated passage, was forged by a Papal secretary named Poggio Bracciolini. The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets 2012-03-27T02:00:23.077Z There is much uncertainty as to the means by which Tacitus got his knowledge of them. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z His idea of history was gained from Tacitus, whose works he translated. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z Suetonius says it was the leg, Tacitus that it was the hand, that was diseased. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-03-28T02:00:20.770Z Twelve villas he built, so says Tacitus, upon this narrow space, and in these solitary palaces by cliff and shore he lived a life of nameless tyranny and wickedness. Naples Past and Present 2012-03-13T02:00:23.473Z Seven years later, six books of what are now called the Annals of Tacitus were brought to him by a monk from Saxony. The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets 2012-03-27T02:00:23.077Z The Saxons, influenced as yet scarcely at all by contact with the Romans, retained substantially the manner of life described seven centuries earlier by Tacitus in the Germania. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z A rather remarkable illustration is the letter of Serenus, a friend of Seneca's, of whose life things are recorded by Tacitus that do not suggest self-scrutiny. The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire 2012-03-11T03:00:13.983Z The eloquence of Livy was chiefly employed in painting virtue, the eloquence of Tacitus in branding vice. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-03-28T02:00:20.770Z These are the "misanthropical" laws of the Jews of which Tacitus speaks with such deep aversion. The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI) 2012-03-01T03:00:28.903Z Then all Christendom rejoiced to learn that the heathen Tacitus had mentioned Christ crucified under Pontius Pilate. The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets 2012-03-27T02:00:23.077Z His History began with the accession of Nerva, 96 A.D., approximately where the accounts by Tacitus and Suetonius end, and continued to the death of his master Valens in the battle of Adrianople in 378. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z Tacitus himself admits that the age was not "barren of virtues," that it "could show fine illustrations" of family love and friendship, and of heroic death. The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire 2012-03-11T03:00:13.983Z He spent a year at home in study, mastering mathematics, which he so disliked, and reading Tacitus, Juvenal, Persius, Hume, Hallam, and the like. Famous American Statesmen 2012-03-01T03:00:26.167Z As to women, Maeterlinck sees in them what Tacitus saw in the women of the Germans, something divinely prophetic. Life and Writings of Maurice Maeterlinck 2012-02-19T03:00:16.920Z Tacitus speaks of him as having been crucified under Pilate, but in no way as an occurrence to be vouched for. The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets 2012-03-27T02:00:23.077Z How the Germans universally regarded such a person appears in the Germania of Tacitus, Chap. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z "His older friends did not thwart him," says Tacitus, "for here was a girl, who, without harm to anyone, gratified his desires, since he was utterly estranged from his wife Octavia." The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire 2012-03-11T03:00:13.983Z Tacitus and Josephus mention boats on the lake, and boats are shown upon it in the Madeba mosaic. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z It starts from the community in land as described by C�sar and Tacitus, and notices that Saxon times present only a few scattered references to communal ownership. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z Tacitus first enumerated the different views of the writers on the origin of the Jews, in order finally to agree in all essential points with the narrative of Lysimachus. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z The Huns were even less settled in their mode of life than were the early Germans described by Tacitus. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z The tone of the society that produced them lives for ever in the Annals of Tacitus. The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire 2012-03-11T03:00:13.983Z Whether the peculiar custom of many old German people, of which Tacitus, Germ., Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II 2012-01-25T03:00:34.150Z I have finished Tacitus' history, also his Germans.... Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z Let us now inquire whether the monuments present us with princes and achievements which confirm the narratives of the Greeks, the account of Manetho, and the evidence of Tacitus. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z In odd moments I have attained sufficient Latin and Greek to enjoy Tacitus and Plato in the original. Notable Women Authors of the Day Biographical Sketches 2012-01-19T03:00:21.017Z Neither Pliny, Tacitus, nor Josephus, who detail the events very minutely, not only of those times, but of that very country, says a word about such a wonder-exciting occurrence. The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors Or, Christianity Before Christ 2012-01-19T03:00:18.027Z Tacitus records only the sombre and monotonous annals of the early Empire; and the extant books of Livy contain the account of times and events from which he himself was separated by many generations. The Roman Poets of the Republic 2012-01-15T03:00:14.187Z Tacitus tells us that the Emperor Vespasian restored a blind man's sight by moistening his eye with saliva, and to a lame man the use of his feet by treading hard upon him. Modern Magic 2012-01-01T03:00:09.557Z Tacitus also mentions "the excavated lake which receives the overflow of the Nile." The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z Tacitus speaks of Christians as a race of men detested for their evil practices, and classes their doctrines among the pernicious things which flowed into Rome as into a common sewer. The Christ Of Paul Or, The Enigmas of Christianity 2011-12-24T03:08:04.237Z Tacitus, the Latin historian, prophesied the downfall of the Roman empire and its attendant calamities more than five hundred years before its occurrence, which was fulfilled to the letter. The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors Or, Christianity Before Christ 2012-01-19T03:00:18.027Z Passages are quoted also from Horace, from Dionysius, and from Tacitus, implying a belief in the ancient existence of these compositions. The Roman Poets of the Republic 2012-01-15T03:00:14.187Z Jacob Grimm lectured on legal antiquities, historical grammar, literary history, and diplomatics, explained Old German poems, and commented on the Germania of Tacitus. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z On the mighty walls, so Tacitus continues, the Egyptian inscriptions still remained, telling of their former magnificence. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z Tacitus says that at this time "the city presented a scene of blood, and funerals darkened all the streets." The Christ Of Paul Or, The Enigmas of Christianity 2011-12-24T03:08:04.237Z The scientific spirit of Thucydides was alien to the temper of the 4th century, and hardly more congenial to the age of Cicero or Tacitus. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z The inferiority even of Tacitus in his occasional digressions into the philosophy of history is very marked. The Roman Poets of the Republic 2012-01-15T03:00:14.187Z I have, however, found in the stately Tacitus, and even in gossipy Suetonius, a shudder of horror accompanying the narration of their deeds. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z "Like mountains," says Tacitus, "the pyramids have been raised amid impassable quicksands by the emulation and power of the kings." The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z The genius and learning of Tacitus and Pliny made it unsafe for them to remain in Rome, and both avoided danger by seeking obscurity. The Christ Of Paul Or, The Enigmas of Christianity 2011-12-24T03:08:04.237Z There is no more interesting constitutional study than the chapters in which Tacitus traces the growth of the new system under the subtle and dissimulating intellect of Tiberius. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z Shelley goes out in the boat with Lord Byron in the morning and in the evening, and reads Tacitus. The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume I (of 2) 2011-11-10T03:00:08.903Z In weighing this account of Tacitus we must put aside the Roman-Gallic conjecture concerning Ulysses' visit to the Rhine, and confine our attention to the fact on which this conjecture is based. Teutonic Mythology, Vol. 1 of 3 Gods and Goddesses of the Northland 2011-10-31T02:00:30.820Z According to Tacitus, their swords were blunt at the point. Old English Chronicles 2011-10-27T02:00:21.903Z What would excite ridicule, or appear false and improbable to intelligent minds of our own times, would appear equally so to such minds as Pliny and Tacitus at their ages of the world. The Christ Of Paul Or, The Enigmas of Christianity 2011-12-24T03:08:04.237Z Soon after Gotarzes died, according to Tacitus, of an illness; Josephus says that he was murdered. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z Shelley reads Tacitus, and goes out with Lord Byron before and after dinner. The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume I (of 2) 2011-11-10T03:00:08.903Z But Tacitus was almost unknown in the convents and schools of this period of the middle age. Teutonic Mythology, Vol. 1 of 3 Gods and Goddesses of the Northland 2011-10-31T02:00:30.820Z Tacitus relates that Hibernia was more frequented by foreigners than Albion. Old English Chronicles 2011-10-27T02:00:21.903Z The Style of Immortality.—Thucydides and Tacitus both imagined immortal life for their works when they executed them. Human, All-Too-Human, Part II 2011-10-26T02:00:29.773Z “To hate whom we have injured is a propensity of the human mind,” says Tacitus. Martyria or Andersonville Prison 2011-10-22T02:00:28.563Z Mary and Shelley walk to the shore of the lake and read the description of the Siege of Jerusalem in Tacitus. The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume I (of 2) 2011-11-10T03:00:08.903Z This division of the year continued among the Teutons even in the days of Tacitus. Teutonic Mythology, Vol. 1 of 3 Gods and Goddesses of the Northland 2011-10-31T02:00:30.820Z Certain cities were delivered up to the chief Cogibundus, who, according to Tacitus, remained faithful till the accession of Trajan to the empire. Old English Chronicles 2011-10-27T02:00:21.903Z The first historical notices of the Frisians are found in the Annals of Tacitus. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z His history of the Netherlands and his biography of Henry IV. of France, written in a terse, forcible, epigrammatic style, have gained for him the appellation of the "Dutch Tacitus." Vondel's Lucifer 2011-10-09T02:00:28.557Z Mary applied herself to the works of Tacitus, Buffon, Rousseau, and Gibbon. The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume I (of 2) 2011-11-10T03:00:08.903Z What the authorities of Tacitus heard among the continental Teutons about the mighty fleets of the Swedes may be founded on the heroic songs about the first great war not less than on fact. Teutonic Mythology, Vol. 1 of 3 Gods and Goddesses of the Northland 2011-10-31T02:00:30.820Z My dear Charles,—I am glad to find, by your letter just received, that you are reading Tacitus with some relish. Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume 6 2011-10-07T02:00:22.270Z Possibly, therefore, Tacitus’s statement holds good only for the period subsequent to the revolt of Civilis, when we hear of the Canninefates for the last time. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z The classics, “as low as Tacitus, Pliny the Younger and Juvenal,” had been long familiar. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 "Germany" to "Gibson, William" 2011-10-05T02:00:17.763Z And first let us take the name, dating back to the first century of our era, of the old German hero Arminius, brought before us with such magnanimous fairness by Tacitus. Surnames as a Science 2011-09-26T02:00:27.097Z But while Tacitus thus doubts that non-Teutonic races ever settled in Germany, still he has heard that people who desired to exchange their old homes for new ones have come there to live. Teutonic Mythology, Vol. 1 of 3 Gods and Goddesses of the Northland 2011-10-31T02:00:30.820Z You should exercise yourself frequently in trying to make translations of the passages which most strike you, trying to invest the sense of Tacitus in as good English as you can. Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume 6 2011-10-07T02:00:22.270Z As regards their geographical position Ptolemy states that they inhabited the coast above the Bructeri as far as the Ems, while Tacitus speaks of them as adjacent to the Rhine. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z After the time of Tacitus our information regarding German affairs becomes extremely meagre. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z Albruna was also the name of a "wise woman" among the ancient Germans referred to by Tacitus. Surnames as a Science 2011-09-26T02:00:27.097Z But Tacitus' contribution to the Teutonic migration saga is not limited to this. Teutonic Mythology, Vol. 1 of 3 Gods and Goddesses of the Northland 2011-10-31T02:00:30.820Z Silence is the honour of slaves, says Tacitus; these philosophers and historians maintain the contrary, and exhibit the badge of slavery in their button-holes. The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine 2011-09-21T02:00:27.670Z The hero is a young German professor, who is so wrapt up in his search for a manuscript by Tacitus that he is oblivious to an impending tragedy in his domestic life. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z It flourished among the ancient Germans, as Tacitus and Agathias inform us; among the Scandinavians also, and different tribes of the north, according to their Edda and other works. Cultus Arborum Phallic Tree Worship 2011-09-12T02:00:27.807Z "They make a desert," says Tacitus, "and they call it peace." Count Frontenac Makers of Canada, Volume 3 2011-09-09T02:01:02.147Z To these testimonies we must, finally, add the oldest of all—the testimony of the sources of Tacitus from the time of the birth of Christ and the first century of our era. Teutonic Mythology, Vol. 1 of 3 Gods and Goddesses of the Northland 2011-10-31T02:00:30.820Z Her book De l'Allemagne resembles in this respect the Germania of Tacitus, who perhaps likewise designed his eulogy of the Germans as an indirect satire against his countrymen. The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine 2011-09-21T02:00:27.670Z The Germania of Tacitus tells more, and more still is to be learned from the remains of the old poetry. Medieval English Literature Home University of Modern Knowledge #43 2011-09-09T02:00:56.970Z Thus Tacitus reports of the ancient Germans, that they had no other defence for their infants against wild beasts or the weather than what was afforded ramorum nexu, by boughs of trees compacted together. Cultus Arborum Phallic Tree Worship 2011-09-12T02:00:27.807Z It is said that Clement in this only followed Herodotus, Pliny, Ovid, and Tacitus, who mention the phoenix. Frauds and Follies of the Fathers A Review of the Worth of their Testimony to the Four Gospels 2011-08-30T02:00:32.823Z In his sources of information Tacitus found nothing to hinder him from assuming as probable the view he expresses—that the Teutons were aborigines, autochthones, fostered on the soil which was their fatherland. Teutonic Mythology, Vol. 1 of 3 Gods and Goddesses of the Northland 2011-10-31T02:00:30.820Z His face, though rather haggard, on that morning, was of a species of bold beauty, and strongly betrayed his German or Frankish stock, the characteristic traits of which Tacitus and Caesar frequently described. The Galley Slave's Ring or The Family of Lebrenn. A Tale of The French Revolution of 1848 2011-08-29T02:01:02.680Z Livy gives more than fifty, Cicero many striking cases; and Xenophon, Plato, Tacitus, Suetonius, and a host of other writers all give evidence in the same direction. Telepathy and the Subliminal Self 2011-08-26T02:00:28.567Z Mr. Long and myself were at our "Tacitus" in the study one evening, when the baronet was announced, and I rose to leave the room. Lost Sir Massingberd, v. 2/2 A Romance of Real Life 2011-08-25T02:00:33.793Z Did this assertion rest on the authority of Tacitus only, it might perhaps be called in question. The Moral and Intellectual Diversity of Races With Particular Reference to Their Respective Influence in the Civil and Political History of Mankind 2011-08-19T02:00:11.867Z The Teutonic patriarch Mannus is, according to Tacitus, the son of a god and the grandson of the goddess Earth. Teutonic Mythology, Vol. 1 of 3 Gods and Goddesses of the Northland 2011-10-31T02:00:30.820Z The dialogue De Oratoribus, � 37, usually printed with the works of Tacitus. The Works of Daniel Webster, Volume 1 2011-07-27T02:00:32.830Z Tacitus tells us that the Northern nations also held women in high esteem, "believing ladies had something divine about them." Tablets 2011-07-25T02:00:17.487Z Tacitus found that Mother Hertha was adored in Germany with rites so mysterious that the slaves who took part in them were drowned. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z If the genius of a Plutarch or a Tacitus could draw from history, studied in this manner, nothing but romances and satires, yet the romances were sublime, and the satires generous. The Moral and Intellectual Diversity of Races With Particular Reference to Their Respective Influence in the Civil and Political History of Mankind 2011-08-19T02:00:11.867Z The name given him by Tacitus, Tuisco, does not determine which of the two. Teutonic Mythology, Vol. 1 of 3 Gods and Goddesses of the Northland 2011-10-31T02:00:30.820Z Read the Bible as you would Tacitus or Livy. The Principles Of Secularism 2011-07-22T02:00:17.390Z Thus from very early times we find that it was a German custom to provide every bride with a dower, and this is remarked upon by Tacitus. Household Administration Its Place in the Higher Education of Women 2011-07-20T02:00:13.547Z As late as the time of Tacitus** the Ephesians maintained that Leto's twins had been born in their territory. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z Tacitus's celebrated treatise was, probably, more an imaginary sketch, which he wished to hold up to a people sunk in luxury and vice, as were his countrymen. The Moral and Intellectual Diversity of Races With Particular Reference to Their Respective Influence in the Civil and Political History of Mankind 2011-08-19T02:00:11.867Z Tacitus, their enemy, speaks of the deportation of four thousand young Israelites to Sardinia. The Cradle of the Christ A Study in Primitive Christianity 2011-07-19T02:00:18.297Z He said that one of Dr. Johnson's acutest literary criticisms was his remark that Tacitus seemed rather to have made notes for a historical work than to have written a history. A New Medley of Memories 2011-07-12T02:00:37.147Z So impressed was Cowper with its style that he stated that it would not have dishonoured Tacitus himself. The Mystery of Francis Bacon 2011-07-09T02:00:14.663Z The Ordovices were not finally subdued until the time of his successor, Agricola, who, according to Tacitus, exterminated the whole nation. A Tour throughout South Wales and Monmouthshire 2011-07-08T02:00:18.387Z Tacitus might, in truth, have said pretty much the same of his own people. The Student-Life of Germany 2011-07-03T02:00:09.143Z The Cherusci, the Chauci, and other tribes named by Tacitus, were evidently incorporated with the Saxons, who exhibit the same characteristics. A History of Germany From the Earliest Times to the Present Day 2011-06-22T02:00:21.157Z In the land of the Germans, Tacitus writes, “nobody laughs off vice; and to corrupt and to be corrupted is not called ‘modern times.’ The Idea of Germany, From Tacitus to Hitler 2011-06-10T21:25:11Z They coveted the more voluminous authors to erase some immortal page of the lost decades of Livy, or the annals of Tacitus, to inscribe on it some dull homily or saintly legend. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z Instead of familiarizing her with the amorous effusions of Petrarcha and Racine, he made her thoroughly conversant with Tacitus and Milton. Ormond, Volume I (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:26.023Z Tacitus, in his time, said of them--"To drink day and night brings disgrace to no one." The Student-Life of Germany 2011-07-03T02:00:09.143Z The reach of Tacitus or of Gibbon seems no longer attainable, because their successors must know everything, and can with difficulty restrain themselves from stating everything. The Age of Tennyson 2011-05-31T02:00:36.607Z The Germans were not one nation — Tacitus lists 50 tribes. The Idea of Germany, From Tacitus to Hitler 2011-06-10T21:25:11Z Bishop Cooper obtained a privilege for the sale of his “Thesaurus” for twelve years; and a translator of Tacitus, for his version, during his natural life. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z Tacitus asserts that the regna, the dependent kingdoms, were included in the census taken by Augustus. A Harmony of the Gospels for Students of the Life of Christ Based on the Broadus Harmony in the Revised Version 2011-05-31T02:00:30.837Z Tacitus tells us that the Germans practised some sort of divination by means of rods. Curious Myths of the Middle Ages 2011-05-19T02:00:06.517Z Those of Tacitus are so, and likewise those of Carlyle; and Herodotus had undoubtedly a partiality for Athens. The Age of Tennyson 2011-05-31T02:00:36.607Z “Tacitus did not write a most dangerous book,” he concludes. The Idea of Germany, From Tacitus to Hitler 2011-06-10T21:25:11Z Under successive Roman governors they still remained divided by native factions: “A circumstance,” observes Tacitus, “most useful for us, among such a powerful people, where each combating singly, all are subdued.” Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z To derange the distribution of this time, to take him from Juvenal, Tacitus, or Cicero, to discuss a plan of Villèle or Angles, was almost high treason. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 1, August, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:11.200Z A large institution of the same kind existed at Autun, and Tacitus calls that city the principal seat of Latin culture. Cities of the Dawn 2011-05-13T02:00:10.047Z Tacitus says, we hate another when we have offended him; but good men often love another merely on that account. Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. I. A Biography 2011-05-11T02:00:19.453Z As Tacitus observes, with some degree of pride. The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers, Series 1 2011-04-21T02:00:47.647Z Armstrong derives it from Celt. reidh-an, a smooth water, than which nothing can be more unsuitable—the characteristic of the river, as noticed by all observers, from Cæsar and Tacitus downwards—being that of rapidity. The River-Names of Europe 2011-04-20T02:00:18.983Z As he had arranged the Bible and Xenophon, and Plato and Aristotle, and Livy and Tacitus, and all that he had on hand of Cicero, he made a bow, and said those were his reserves. Seed-time and Harvest A Novel 2011-04-18T02:00:12.023Z According to Tacitus, sick persons were accustomed to pass a night in the Serapeum in order to regain their health. Cities of the Dawn 2011-05-13T02:00:10.047Z Felix, Antonius or Claudius, procurator of Jud�a and freedman of the Emperor Claudius, is described by Tacitus as unscrupulous and profligate both in his public and private conduct. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar 2011-04-14T02:00:59.373Z From the Germania of Tacitus and other authorities we learn that among the early Germans marriage was largely a matter of bargain and sale. Marriage and Divorce Laws of the World 2011-04-04T02:00:08.180Z Tacitus informs us, that, in the reign of Tiberius, a contest concerning their respective antiquity arose among eleven cities of Asia, which were heard by their deputies in presence of the Emperor. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I 2011-04-03T02:00:22.843Z Tacitus attributes all the actions of men to policy,—to refined, and sometimes imaginary views; but Sallust, more correctly, discovers their chief springs in the passions and dispositions of individuals. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z It occupies no more than two pages; but, as Gibbon has said of Tacitus, "they are the pages of Soyer." Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 370, August 1846 2011-04-01T02:00:28.747Z Tacitus, who has left the most circumstantial account of this impostor's story, declares him to have been a slave of Pontus in Asia; but, according to others, he was originally an Italian freeman. Claimants to Royalty 2011-03-31T02:00:20.557Z That Severity be rare and great; for as Tacitus sayeth of Nero, “Frequent Punishments made the People call even his Justice Cruelty.” A Character of King Charles the Second 2011-03-31T02:00:18.840Z It is probably the same word as the Fenni of Tacitus and Φίννοι of Ptolemy, though it is not certain that those races were Finns in the modern sense. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" 2011-03-20T02:00:30.697Z But his object was not, like Sallust or Tacitus, to deduce practical reflections for the benefit of his reader, or to explain the political springs of the transactions he relates. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z No one would think of comparing the intellect of Plutarch with that of Tacitus; but, nevertheless, the Lives of the former will always prove more generally attractive than the annals of the latter. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 370, August 1846 2011-04-01T02:00:28.747Z The patrocinium they were made ready to understand by the existence of a somewhat similar institution among themselves, the comitatus, described by Tacitus. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z As to what followed the foul accusation, let us consider the words of a non-Christian writer, Tacitus, whose integrity as a historian is held in esteem. The Great Apostasy Considered in the Light of Scriptural and Secular History 2011-03-09T03:00:46.980Z The name Est or Ehst, by which they are known to foreigners, appears to be the same as the Aestii of Tacitus, and to have properly belonged to quite a different tribe. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" 2011-03-20T02:00:30.697Z The first book printed in it was the Agricola of Tacitus, and this and Mr. Mackail’s lecture on Morris and other early books are entirely without decoration. Fine Books 2011-03-08T03:00:40.363Z At twenty, Ovid may be the favorite author; Horace at forty; and perhaps Tacitus at fifty. Beauty Illustrated Chiefly by an Analysis and Classificatin of Beauty in Woman 2011-02-28T03:00:32.460Z The influence, however, of Cicero on the Anglican pulpit was immediate as well as constant; and so was that of the conciser Roman masters, Sallust and Tacitus, on Ben Jonson and on Bacon. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z Some of the great orations of the world's literature that are poetry are those that were never really delivered but composed by the historians, like the emotional speeches in Thucydides and Tacitus. The Literature of Ecstasy 2011-02-16T03:00:39.843Z The writings of Caesar and Tacitus, and a few scattered notices in other Roman authors, supplement this evidence. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z Again, Tacitus, said he, wrote Sine studio Partium & Ira; if the same may be said of the two Historians in Question, I have done them much Wrong. An Essay on Criticism 2011-02-06T03:00:52.167Z All writings were ransacked that contained any passages respecting poisons; amongst the ancients, Livy was cited, Tacitus, Dionysius, even Homer and Ovid were searched. The Betrothed From the Italian of Alessandro Manzoni 2011-02-05T03:00:14.863Z "Magical superstitions," the "rites of the Magi," the "promises of the Chaldeans," and the "Mathematici," are familiar to the readers of Tacitus. An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine 2011-01-31T03:00:14.710Z There is poetry in Livy, Tacitus, in Gibbon, Froude, and all great historians. The Literature of Ecstasy 2011-02-16T03:00:39.843Z But the scientific accuracy of Tacitus’ Germania is not beyond dispute, and that light fails centuries before the Anglo-Saxon conquest of Great Britain. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z We know both from Tacitus and Josephus, that he was at that time governor of Judea. An Examination of the Testimony of the Four Evangelists 2011-01-19T03:00:17.237Z I find myself quoting Tacitus: “They make a desert and call it peace” — or, in this case, adjustment. Can Europe Be Saved? 2011-01-12T16:09:56Z This also explains the phenomenon, which has created so much surprise to certain moderns;—that a grave, well-informed historian like Tacitus should apply to Christians what sounds like abuse. An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine 2011-01-31T03:00:14.710Z As we learn from Tacitus, their counsels and assistance were considered of peculiar value by the Commonwealth. Woman in Science With an Introductory Chapter on Woman's Long Struggle for Things of the Mind 2011-01-12T03:00:29.853Z On the issue of a game, Tacitus narrates that the ancient Germans would stake their property, their wives, their children, and themselves. Gamblers and Gambling 2010-12-26T03:00:19.913Z Tacitus composed a life of his father-in-law, Agricola; this is a work of the most elegant and stately beauty. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" 2010-12-20T17:12:05.780Z Thucydides and Tacitus wrote for a few; Virgil sang the labors of the shepherd in old Ascræan verse, but only to the wealthy wits of Rome. Speeches, Addresses, and Occasional Sermons, Volume 3 (of 3) 2010-12-20T17:11:42.357Z Tiberius, in an edict, classes together "Egyptian and Jewish rites;" and Tacitus and Suetonius, in recording it, speak of the two religions together as "ea superstitio." An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine 2011-01-31T03:00:14.710Z "She was," as Tacitus informs us, "a greater power in the army than legates and commanders, and she, a woman, had quelled a mutiny which the emperor's authority could not check." Woman in Science With an Introductory Chapter on Woman's Long Struggle for Things of the Mind 2011-01-12T03:00:29.853Z There is an interesting allusion to this practice, in a letter of the younger Pliny to the historian Tacitus, describing the destruction of Pompeii by an eruption of Vesuvius. A Treatise on Physiology and Hygiene For Educational Institutions and General Readers Tacitus and C�sar describe the Britons as people who had no cities, towns, or buildings of any durable materials. Cathedral Cities of England In three months Mr. Macaulay has more readers in America than Thucydides and Tacitus in twelve centuries. Speeches, Addresses, and Occasional Sermons, Volume 3 (of 3) 2010-12-20T17:11:42.357Z Mendoza paints the panic of Granada with the pencil of Tacitus. History of The Reign of Philip The Second King of Spain Volume The Third and Biographical & Critical Miscellanies From her memoirs it was that Tacitus received much of the material incorporated in his Annals. Woman in Science With an Introductory Chapter on Woman's Long Struggle for Things of the Mind 2011-01-12T03:00:29.853Z Quintilian, a contemporary of Martial, Juvenal, Tacitus, during the reigns of Titus and Domitian, some three hundred years before the days of Jerome, also introduced it. Proverb Lore Many sayings, wise or otherwise, on many subjects, gleaned from many sources The evidence of this stone seems also to have been borne out by Tacitus, who mentions in his writings the existence of Cogidubnus as a native king possessed of independent authority. Cathedral Cities of England The same idea is often expressed by Tacitus, but it does not in him dominate so absolutely over human will, nor is it asserted with the same firmness of conviction. The Roman Poets of the Augustan Age: Virgil The hesitating acceptance of the popular belief in clairvoyance hardly surprises us in a man like Tacitus, bewildered by the chaos of the Empire, and possessing few reasoned convictions in religion or philosophy. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius It is impossible here to examine these conjectures, which would connect Heorot ultimately with the "sacred place on the isle of the ocean" mentioned by Tacitus. Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn The name hence came to be applied in later times to historical works in which the matter was treated with special reference to chronological arrangement, as to the Annals of Tacitus. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli Tacitus, in the "Germania," gives a full description of this interesting rite. Cathedral Cities of England In a writer like Tacitus it is impossible to distinguish with certainty between the pure expression of his convictions and the rhetorical and poetical colouring of his style. The Roman Poets of the Augustan Age: Virgil Miracles and special providences, the most marvellous or the most grotesque, were chronicled with unquestioning faith, not only by fanatics like Aelian, but by learned historians like Tacitus and Suetonius. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius Spear and shield were the essential Germanic weapons in the days of Tacitus, and they are the weapons most commonly found in Old English tombs. Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn His life, written by his son-in-law, the historian Tacitus, gives the best extant account of Britain in the early part of the period of the Roman rule. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide This is surely a proof that London was no mushroom city, though Tacitus makes no mention of a mint, as he does when he describes Verulamium and Camulodum. Cathedral Cities of England They have the ring of Roman oratory, as it is heard in the animated declamation of Livy, and sometimes seem to anticipate the reserved force and ‘imperial brevity’ of Tacitus. The Roman Poets of the Augustan Age: Virgil Immensely superior in genius as Tacitus is to Suetonius, even he is not emancipated from the superstition of the age. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius Throughout the whole Heroic Age, for a thousand years after the time of Tacitus, Germanic tribes were moving, and occupying the territory of other people. Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn Tacitus expressly says, it was the preference given to African agriculture, not the gratuitous distributions, which destroyed Italian cultivation. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 368, June 1846 We have the account of it in Tacitus. An Essay In Aid Of A Grammar Of Assent Virgil’s condensation of expression often resembles that of Tacitus, and seems to arise from the same cause, the restraint imposed by reflexion on the exuberance of a poetical imagination. The Roman Poets of the Augustan Age: Virgil Although he occasionally mentions, and briefly discusses, the tenets of the Epicurean and the Stoic schools, it does not seem probable that Tacitus had much taste for philosophy. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius The independent tribes, as they existed at the time of Tacitus, tended to coalesce, and from such coalition the nations of modern Europe are gradually evolved. Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn It is more than questionable, however, whether Tacitus himself divided his work under these titles. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" I am able as it were to gaze on Tiberius, as Tacitus draws him, and to figure to myself our James the First, as he is painted in Scott's Romance. An Essay In Aid Of A Grammar Of Assent On the other hand, his ‘Lives of the Caesars’ indicate a vein of credulity in regard to the details of unverifiable charges at which Tacitus only hints by general innuendo. The Roman Poets of the Augustan Age: Virgil Tacitus, at once credulous and sceptical, is no clearer on the subject of immortality than he is on the subject of miracles, or omens, or Providence. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius That was sufficiently true; but it was conspicuously true in the sense expressed by Tacitus, and Byron. The History of Cuba, vol. 4 The German warriors also, in the time of Tacitus, took little pleasure in cultivating their own fields, and were glad to make use of dependents. Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. I. Father Hardouin maintained that Terence's Plays, Virgil's “Æneid,” Horace's Odes, and the Histories of Livy and Tacitus, were the forgeries of the monks of the thirteenth century. An Essay In Aid Of A Grammar Of Assent In the pages of Tacitus the worship of the Emperor appears as an established ‘cultus,’ as the symbol and the instrument of Roman domination over foreign nations29. The Roman Poets of the Augustan Age: Virgil Tacitus and Suetonius seem to be ignorant of this particular scandal, but they record the wholesale banishment to Sardinia of persons of the freedmen class, who were infected with Judaic or Egyptian superstition. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius There is Tacitus, ever willing to sacrifice decency to antithesis, and Ausonius, whose ribald verses are like monkish recreation; yet he had withal a pretty currency of honest silver Latin, Christian though he was. Sinister Street, vol. 1 Thucydides was a Greek historian; "The Birds," a Greek comedy; Tacitus, a Latin historian. Tom Brown at Rugby We are simply at their mercy; for neither by oral transmission, nor by monumental inscriptions, nor by contemporaneous manuscripts are the works of Virgil, Horace, and Terence, of Livy and Tacitus, brought to our knowledge. An Essay In Aid Of A Grammar Of Assent Tacitus seems to regard it as even something discreditable in Tiberius that he disclaims divine attributes30. The Roman Poets of the Augustan Age: Virgil Men like Juvenal and Tacitus maintained a wavering attitude, with probably a receding faith. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius In the cool of the evening he went with the young men into the garden, and spoke with such familiarity of Tacitus, Livy, and other historians of antiquity that the professor admired his erudition. The Progressionists, and Angela. For Britain he quotes Tacitus's Life of Agricola as his voucher. View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 If we had the 200 plays of Aeschylus, the 160 of Sophocles, the last books of Livy, the missing annals of Tacitus, which this library held, the stature of these writers would not be increased. The Library and Society Reprints of Papers and Addresses The whole world was, as Tacitus says7, exhausted, and gladly consented to the establishment of the Empire in the interests of peace. The Roman Poets of the Augustan Age: Virgil Juvenal is an utter pessimist about his time, more extreme even than Tacitus. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius "When they make a desert of the land, they call it peace," said Mildred thoughtfully, quoting a translation of the beautiful passage of Tacitus. Horse-Shoe Robinson A Tale of the Tory Ascendency Tacitus, general accuracy of the descriptions of, i. View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 Germanic in its origin, we may perhaps set down as elemental in the English race what Tacitus said of the Germans. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine" Its name appears in Virgil, Tacitus, Pliny, Strabo, and other classical writers. Mentone, Cairo, and Corfu Tacitus and Pliny, who had no great faith in philosophy as a study for men, would hardly have recommended it for women. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius Tacitus says that he was a bold soldier rather than a careful general, and preferred to stake everything on the issue of a single engagement. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" Tacitus begins to be confused about the gentile nomenclature. Custom and Myth New Edition They are recognized by Tacitus in Britain in the Silures of Wales; and they are still to be seen in the small, dark, lithe inhabitants of North Wales. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" No men were ever finer than the Hessian soldiers; they are worthy of their ancestors, made famous by Tacitus. A Defence of the Hessians He is expressing what was probably Petronius’s own judgment, as it was that of Tacitus,753 as to the evil effects of school declamation on musty or frivolous subjects. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius In explanation of this omission, it has been suggested that his chief object was simply to give Tacitus a full account of the particulars of his uncle's death. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology Like the youth in Tacitus, he loved danger itself, not the rewards of valour. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 383, September 1847 Tacitus describes the hill as the site of an oracle, which Vespasian consulted. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" In the second place, Tacitus affirms that they could only be held together by continual warfare and plundering expeditions. The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State He probably thought, like his friend Tacitus, that philosophy was a thing to be taken in moderation by the true Roman. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius Tacitus, the friend and contemporary of Pliny, when adverting in general terms to the convulsions, says merely that "cities were consumed or buried." Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology For Tacitus gave facilities for journalese, Juvenal for obscenity, and Pindar for colossal bathos. Years of Plenty Saint Simon has often been compared to Tacitus, but his torrent of words very little resembles the laconic incisiveness of the Roman. A Short History of French Literature It is the stage of the Greek heroes, the Italian tribes shortly before the foundation of Rome, the Germans of Tacitus, the Norsemen of the Viking age. The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State The difficulty arises when we compare the high tone of the world which Pliny has immortalised, with the hideous revelations of contemporary licence in the same class which meet us in Juvenal, Martial, and Tacitus. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius It appears that, in the time of Tacitus, there were several lakes on the present site of the Zuyder Zee, between Friesland and Holland. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology As he sat in his study pretending to read Tacitus the prospect of failure and misery became cruelly imminent. Years of Plenty Tacitus informs us that the town was burnt by Boadicea in 61 A.D., but it soon rose again to prosperity. The Towns of Roman Britain This corresponds to the private war expeditions of German followers described by Tacitus. The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State Even in the worst reigns the pages of Tacitus reveal to us strong and pure women, both in the palace and in great senatorial houses. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius Felix Werner, professor of philology, has come upon unmistakable traces of the lost books of Tacitus, whose recovery is the object of his life. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 15 He went through some Tacitus and Juvenal and Pindar at a great pace amid considerable amusement. Years of Plenty Thus Pliny, the younger, in writing to Tacitus, says, “I have received the past year some twenty-five thousand ses terces more than yourself—in the way of legacies—but don't be jealous!” Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. 22, March, 1852, Volume 4. Tacitus speaks with special ardor of the sacredness of the matrimonial bond among the Germans. The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State In his correspondence with Tacitus, there is a curious mixture of vanity along with a clear recognition of his friend’s immense superiority of genius, and a sure prescience of his immortal fame. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius Probus, who had governed Egypt for Aurelian and Tacitus, was subsequently chosen by the troops to succeed Tacitus, and is the first governor of this province who obtained the whole of the empire. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" Cartwright was translating Tacitus and he had a book open under his desk. Years of Plenty It can be proved, by the evidence of language, that before their separation the Aryans led the life of agricultural nomads,—a life such as Tacitus describes that of the ancient Germans. Lectures on The Science of Language Tacitus' indefinite expression, "by families and kinships," is explained by the fact that at his time the gens had long ceased to be a living body in Rome. The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State Yet neither the language of Tacitus nor the testimony from other sources justify the belief in any sudden moral revolution. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius Tacitus states that the ancient Germans hanged criminals of any rank, but those of the low classes were drowned beneath hurdles in fens and bogs. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" When he came to read Tacitus with them he soon discovered that they were quite capable of amusing themselves. Years of Plenty The race of the Slavs, as yet existing in almost complete historical darkness, is known to Tacitus but dimly by the name of Wends. Women of the Teutonic Nations Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 8 (of 10) Among the Germans with whom Tacitus was familiar maternal law had already given way to paternal lineage. The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State His name will go down for ever in the pages of Tacitus. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius Livy's pictured page—Sallust's inimitable sketches—Tacitus's finished paintings, over their chief fascination to the simplicity of their subjects. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 359, September 1845 As Tacitus expresses it, the fatal secret of the empire was discovered, namely, that the princeps could be nominated elsewhere than in Rome. A History of Rome to 565 A. D. The physical beauty of the ancient German woman was heightened by the fashion of her garments, though Tacitus relates that these were not essentially different from those of man. Women of the Teutonic Nations Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 8 (of 10) If we may believe Tacitus, they, together with the old men and children, had to do all the work, for the men went hunting, drank and loafed. The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State But the efficiency of the imperial touch was vouched for by eye-witnesses, to whom Tacitus would not refuse his credence. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius It was in these days that I turned to my almost forgotten Latin, and read the "Aeneid" and the histories of Livy and Tacitus. Reminiscences, 1819-1899 That he would have been held “fit to rule, had he not ruled,” is the judgment of Tacitus. A History of Rome to 565 A. D. He uses Juvenal, Tacitus, Suetonius, and the Augustan Histories to support his position, although they form part of the annals of a people among whom "p�derasty was accepted and admitted." A Problem in Modern Ethics being an inquiry into the phenomenon of sexual inversion, addressed especially to Medical Psychologists and Jurists Morgan had only sources of minor quality at his disposal, and for German conditions—aside from Tacitus—only the worthless, unbridled falsifications of Freeman. The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State According to Schiller, Tacitus has no research, no exactness of military or geographical knowledge, no true conception of the time. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius His Latin is elegant, and his manly and sentimental manner entitles him to the name of historian, even where a Livy or a Tacitus are mentioned. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem It was the oppression of the last years of Domitian’s rule that so strongly biased the attitude of Tacitus towards the principate and its founder. A History of Rome to 565 A. D. Meanwhile, though there were reigns when, in the words of Tacitus, virtue was a sentence of death, the emperors were not always insane. Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern The actual disciplinary power in the army was held by the priests, as Tacitus implicitly states. The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State It is curious that this praise of amplitude should be addressed to Tacitus; cf. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius No description could be more vivid, or more trustworthy,--seeing that his prejudice is entirely against the Christians,--than that given by Tacitus of the cruelties perpetrated by Nero upon the followers of Christ. Women of Early Christianity Taking Tacitus as his model, he wrote in Latin a history which continued the former’s work for the period from 96 to 378 A. D. A History of Rome to 565 A. D. Julia, as described by Tacitus, yielded to her nothing in that respect. Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern According to Tacitus the German nation was very strong in numbers. The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State The Inscriptions, the Letters of the younger Pliny, even the pages of Tacitus himself, reveal to us another world from that of the satirist. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius "You have consumed so much Thucydides and Tacitus, dry or liquid," said the guest, filling the glasses, "and yet have become neither a Thucydides nor a Tacitus!" A Struggle for Rome, v. 3 What more touching expression of family affection can there be found than the words Tacitus wrote in respect to Agricola's death? Roman Women Tacitus has said that under Tiberius a special law had to be enacted to prevent women of rank from such descent. Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern While the Germans of Cesar's time had either just taken up settled abodes, or were still looking for them, they had been settled for a full century at the time of Tacitus. The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State Tacitus hardly shared the enthusiasm and exuberant hopes expressed by his friend Pliny in his Panegyric. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius I will tell you," said Procopius, pouring out the "Tacitus," "It is my misfortune that I was not the historian of Alexander or Scipio. A Struggle for Rome, Vol. 2 (of 3) Here was seen, as Tacitus remarks, a spectacle strange and unauthorized by any former custom. Roman Women To Cicero, Seneca, Tacitus, and the great jurisconsults, the prime necessity was the free possession of themselves, that independence of philosophic thought which they owed to Greece. Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12 Here in 1517 the manuscript of the five first books of the Annals of Tacitus was discovered. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" Like the Germany of Tacitus, and the Social Contract of Rousseau, Seneca’s theory of the evolution of humanity is an oblique satire on the vices of his own age. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius Tacitus, the chartered liar, Gloating over poisoned kings! Songs of the Army of the Night Tacitus represents her as warning Nero from his early evil extravagances. Roman Women Its origin dates back to the time of Drusus, and it is mentioned by Tacitus as the winter quarters of the Roman Army. The Cathedrals and Churches of the Rhine In another we get a quotation from Tacitus pregnant with meaning, “Truth is established by investigation and delay.” The London Pulpit In the abstract, perhaps, Tacitus would have given a preference to aristocracy. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius In his essay upon miracles, Hume called attention to the story told about the Emperor Vespasian by Tacitus. The Next Step in Religion An Essay toward the Coming Renaissance It appears improbable, as Tacitus remarks, that she should have lent her name and hazarded her life in a project from which she had nothing to hope. Roman Women The interpolator of the passage makes Tacitus speak of "Christ," not of Jesus the Christ, showing that—like the passage in Josephus—it is, comparatively, a modern interpolation, for 12. Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning And recounting the truly marvellous Affair of the Fort built according to Tacitus. The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers. Series 3 The motive of Tacitus was essentially ethical, and his moral standard was in many respects lofty. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius It is from the Roman historian Tacitus that the light of history falls for the first time on the Border Country. In the Border Country Tacitus informs us that, in their zeal for the cause which their city had adopted, some of the women of Cremona took part on the field of battle and were slain. Roman Women So much, then, for the celebrated passage in Tacitus. Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning But I am here running into shreds of maxims from reading Tacitus this morning, which has driven me from my recommendation of public spirit, which was the intended purpose of this Lucubration. The Tatler, Volume 3 The deepest feeling of Tacitus about the early Empire seems to have been that it was fatal to character both in prince and subject. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius He can be as compact as Tacitus, and as prolix as Thackeray. Lectures on Russian Literature Pushkin, Gogol, Turgenef, Tolstoy As to the character of Popp�a, Josephus credits her with being very religious, and Tacitus says that she was much given to consulting with soothsayers and eastern charlatans. Roman Women The statement attributed to Tacitus is, however, outdone by Orosius, who asserts that the persecution extended "through all the provinces." Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning While in their native forests four centuries earlier, these Germans had won the admiration of Tacitus by the simplicity of their manners and the integrity of their lives. A Comparative Study of the Negro Problem The American Negro Academy. Occasional Papers No. 4 Seneca, like Tacitus, has a remarkable power of moral diagnosis. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius Still it is the part which Tacitus knew best, and which he more especially described. The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies The wife of Augustus was a model of uprightness and honor; the empress shown us by Tacitus as seeking to bring to pass her own designs in regard to the succession was heartless and unprincipled. Roman Women The honors due to the gods," says Tacitus, "were no longer sacred: Augustus claimed equal worship. Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning “They had no use for laws,” said Tacitus “their good customs sufficed.” A Comparative Study of the Negro Problem The American Negro Academy. Occasional Papers No. 4 Tacitus may at times express himself with a stern melancholy bitterness, which might at first seem to mark him as a revolutionary dreamer, avenging an outraged political ideal. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius At last Tacitus, wiser than the rest, confessed that the mixed Constitution, however admirable in theory, was difficult to establish and impossible to maintain. The History of Freedom Tacitus gives the reasons that were alleged, but does not decide which was nearest the truth. Roman Women Tacitus, the Roman historian, informs us that he cured a blind man in Alexandria, by means of his spittle, and a lame man by the mere touch of his foot. Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning It is a noteworthy characteristic of the Saxon, as described by implication in the Germania of Tacitus, that, while he barely tolerated a king, he cheerfully obeyed a captain, or war leader. A Comparative Study of the Negro Problem The American Negro Academy. Occasional Papers No. 4 The key to the interpretation of Tacitus is to regard him as a moralist rather than a politician. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius Germans fight because through their veins courses the red blood of the Teutons of Tacitus. German Problems and Personalities Tacitus says that, having secretly overthrown her stepchildren in their prosperity, it was her custom to make an open show of compassion toward them in their adversity. Roman Women It is not quoted by Tertullian, though he had read and largely quotes the works of Tacitus. Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning With the power of a Tacitus he describes the scenes of the great historical drama he has taken part in, and with the pen of a Juvenal lashes the betrayers of the Republic. Home Life of Great Authors And probably the fairest hope which ever visited the mind of Tacitus was that of a return to the simplicity of a long gone age. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius Read in the Annals of Tacitus the speech of Seneca to Nero, and you will perhaps understand the position of Herr von Bethmann-Hollweg in the Imperial Palace of Potsdam. German Problems and Personalities This woman," says Tacitus, "possessed everything but an honest mind. Roman Women This Father has spoken of Tacitus in a way that it is absolutely impossible that he should have spoken of him, had his writings contained such a passage. Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning The text of Livy and Tacitus revealed to him many an imperfect secret—the fuller truth he drew from the depth of his own observations on his own times. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 But there were women of the circle of Tacitus and Pliny as spotless as the half-legendary Lucretia, as they were far more accomplished, and probably far more charming. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius In Tacitus we read the accounts of Agricola. The Ethnology of the British Islands From this work of Agrippina, Suetonius and Tacitus doubtless drew much of the information which in their more serious productions blackens the character of Tiberius. Roman Women Tacitus has in no other part of his writings made the least allusion to "Christ" or "Christians." Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning Livy in the grandeur of Rome, and Tacitus in its fated decline, exhibited for Machiavel a moving picture of his own republics—the march of destiny in all human governments! Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 Martial and Statius never mention one another, and both might seem unknown to Tacitus. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius The complexion too was florid, from which Tacitus has drawn certain inferences. The Ethnology of the British Islands We have her speech as it is given by Tacitus. Roman Women Tacitus, who has stamped forever the crimes of despots with the brand of reprobation, it would seem then, did not think such infamies worthy of his condemnation. Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning He has, in the manner of Tacitus, characterised Tacitus: “That historian,” he says, “who abridged everything, because he saw everything.” Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 And certain it is that the age of Pliny and Tacitus and Quintilian had a high moral ideal, even though it was also the age of Domitian. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius The extent to which they differed from the Britons is not to be collected from the account of Tacitus. The Ethnology of the British Islands In the time of Agrippina there lived a woman named Locusta, who, as Tacitus informs us, was a famous artist in the mixing of drugs. Roman Women Sound injunctions to a nurse, provided that their meaning was clear, would have far greater value in a hospital than mistaken injunctions written with a grace or majesty worthy of Plato or Tacitus. Memoirs of Life and Literature Montesquieu was a constant student of Tacitus, of whom he must be considered a forcible imitator. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 That Petronius was deeply tainted is only too probable from his associations, although Tacitus implies that he was rather a fastidious voluptuary than a gross debauchee. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius The holy island of Tacitus is that of the Angli— d. The Ethnology of the British Islands Tacitus informs us that the unfortunate man was not allowed a hearing before the Senate, but was tried privately in a chamber of the palace and in the presence of Messalina. Roman Women The Histories of Tacitus refer to them in almost every page, and book v. especially contains an account of their origin, institutions, chief city, and temple. Notes and Queries, Number 234, April 22, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. Tacitus Gordon said of him, that Pope seemed to persuade the nation that all genius and ability were confined to him and his friends. Calamities and Quarrels of Authors Tacitus, like Thucydides, is too much absorbed in the social tragedy of his time to have any thought to spare for its artistic efforts. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius All that we get from the text of Tacitus is, that they were in geographical contiguity with the Reudigni, &c. The Ethnology of the British Islands And as it is certain that Seneca and Burrhus, to whom it was addressed, would have with them shorthand writers, it is not improbable that Tacitus took it from the official records. Roman Women Before the monks came the place was held by the Iceni—a stout and valiant people, as Tacitus describes them. East Anglia Personal Recollections and Historical Associations It is as if, transported in imagination far into the future, Tacitus looked back and pronounced the judgment of Rome in a spirit not dissimilar from that of Saint Augustine. The Origins and Destiny of Imperial Britain Nineteenth Century Europe Such evidence is reinforced by the harmony of the whole tone of the Satiricon with the clear-cut character of Petronius in Tacitus. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius Such is one of the later populations of the parts on the Lower Elbe, which may claim to represent the Varini of Tacitus. The Ethnology of the British Islands This, however, was not done without causing some misgivings in the minds of the Romans, who, as Tacitus says, feared to be under bondage to a woman "with the ungovernable spirit peculiar to her sex." Roman Women While still a child he could declaim most of the Iliad in Greek without a book, and read and quoted Tacitus with enthusiasm. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" Tacitus is the greater poet—more penetrating in vision, a greater master of his medium, profounder in his insight into the human heart. The Origins and Destiny of Imperial Britain Nineteenth Century Europe But, with all these defects of hard and narrow prejudice, Tacitus maintains a lofty ideal of character, a severe enthusiasm for the great virtues which are the salt of every society. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius Now, although unknown to any Latin writer but Tacitus, the syllable Reud as the element of a compound, occurs in the Icelandic Sagas. The Ethnology of the British Islands With the object in view of holding up a pattern to the Romans, Tacitus painted the conjugal conditions of the old Germans with rather too rosy a hue. Woman under socialism He had with consummate ability exposed the terrors of 101 the Revolution, and had adorned his pages with illustrations from Tacitus, the force of which the commonest reader could feel. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" Therefore regret for the fall of an empire, unless, as in the works of a Gibbon or a Tacitus, it aids in transforming the present nearer to the heart's desire, is vain enough. The Origins and Destiny of Imperial Britain Nineteenth Century Europe Of the early nurture of Tacitus nothing is directly known. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius Zeuss has allowed himself to simplify some of the details by identifying certain of the Ptolemæan names with those of Tacitus. The Ethnology of the British Islands The time when women were conspicuous in the conduct of the affairs of the tribe—a circumstance that likewise astonished Tacitus in the highest degree, and which he reports in terms of contempt—were gone. Woman under socialism His own and his mother’s terrible experiences are vividly portrayed in the second letter, which, at the historian’s special request, the Younger Pliny wrote to Tacitus in later years. The Naples Riviera In Gibbon's life, indeed, regret for the Empire, for the Rome of Trajan and of Marcus, exercises as strong a sway, artistically, as regret for the Republic exercises over the art and thought of Tacitus. The Origins and Destiny of Imperial Britain Nineteenth Century Europe Yet, after all, Tacitus was too great for such a limited ideal. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius That the Varini and Angli were contiguous populations in the time of Tacitus, joining each other on the Lower Elbe, even as they join each other in his text, is likely. The Ethnology of the British Islands For the rest, as Engels shows, the mother-right had already yielded to the father-right among the Germans, at the time of Tacitus. Woman under socialism We find that Tacitus, writing 150 years after Caesar, shows that there had been some changes in the people. History of Human Society Roman grandeur is not dead whilst Sulla, Tacitus, Montesquieu, Machiavelli survive. The Origins and Destiny of Imperial Britain Nineteenth Century Europe The brooding silence of those years of humiliating servitude did not extinguish the faith of Tacitus in human virtue, but it almost extinguished his faith in a righteous God. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius When we say that the former is named by Tacitus, Ptolemy, and a few other less important writers, we have said all. The Ethnology of the British Islands It was only reminiscences of the old right that furnished the conditions, which enabled Tacitus to find a, to the Romans, incomprehensible regard for the female sex among the Germans. Woman under socialism Tacitus, however, from whom Juvenal perhaps borrowed the expression, adds an epithet to c�rulean, which makes the common interpretation doubtful. Notes and Queries, Number 216, December 17, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc How conjure the phantoms inimical to truth, which Tacitus found besetting his path as he prepared to narrate the civil struggles of Galba and Otho thirty years after the event? The Origins and Destiny of Imperial Britain Nineteenth Century Europe Even the mob of Rome, for whose fickle baseness Tacitus has a profound scorn, now and then reveal a wholesome moral feeling. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius Tacitus knows no such name at all; and Ptolemy, the first writer in whom we find it, attaches it to a population of the Cimbric Peninsula. The Ethnology of the British Islands Likewise does the opinion of Tacitus on the women of the old Germans, and Caesar's accounts of the women of the Iberians and Scots confirm the fact. Woman under socialism I shall be glad to have some of H. P.'s references to Tacitus, as I cannot now call one to mind. Notes and Queries, Number 216, December 17, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc Another phase of the position of Tacitus deserves attention. The Origins and Destiny of Imperial Britain Nineteenth Century Europe Juvenal and Tacitus, although they moved in different circles and probably never met, have much in common. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius We have got now, in the text of Tacitus, the Angli as a Germanic, and the Varini as a Slavonic, population. The Ethnology of the British Islands In the time of Tacitus, the Germans already acquired settled habitations. Woman under socialism Tacitus, in the Agricola 12, says that British pearls are grey and livid. Needlework As Art Like the elder Cato, Tacitus seems in places to refer the ruin which he anticipated to Rome's departure from the austerity and simplicity of the early centuries. The Origins and Destiny of Imperial Britain Nineteenth Century Europe For Tacitus, history is a living and real thing, not a matter of mere antiquarian interest. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius Such faint light then as can be thrown upon the Reudigni of Tacitus disconnects them with the Angli both geographically and ethnologically, connecting them with the Prussians, and placing them on the Lower Vistula. The Ethnology of the British Islands Tacitus hated and abhorred the Jews, because, in contempt of the religion of their fathers, they heaped up wealth and treasures. Woman under socialism This beverage was not unknown to the Romans, and we find it first mentioned by the historian Tacitus. The Galaxy Vol. 23, No. 1 Thus in the time of Louis XV, when a romantic interest first invested the American Indians, French writers saw in them the prototypes of the Germans described by Tacitus. The Origins and Destiny of Imperial Britain Nineteenth Century Europe And Tacitus, with the instinct of the tragic artist, has painted the steady, fatal corruption of a prince’s character by the corroding influence of absolute and solitary sway. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius Let us inquire into the geographical and ethnological conditions of the Angli of Tacitus; and first in respect to their geography. The Ethnology of the British Islands The first mention of London is supposed to be in the works of Tacitus, a century and a half after Cæsar's invasion. Dickens' London Pessimum genus inimicorum Laudantes, says Tacitus: and Virgil desires to wear a charm against those who praise a Poet without rule or reason. Eighteenth Century Essays on Shakespeare A passage in the Annals may fitly represent the impression of reserve which these three mighty spirits, Tacitus, Thucydides, and Machiavelli, at moments convey. The Origins and Destiny of Imperial Britain Nineteenth Century Europe These venal impostors, in the words of Tacitus, were always being banished, but they always returned. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius It may have been broken by Angle inroads even as early as the time of Tacitus. 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