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Cornelius Tacitus
Cornelius Tacitus was a prominent Roman historian and senator, known for his critical and analytical approach to history. He wrote significant works like "Annals" and "Histories," which focus on the Roman Empire, covering events from the reign of Tiberius to Domitian. Tacitus is valued for his insights into the corruption of power and his sharp critique of the moral decay of Roman society. His writing style is characterized by its conciseness, irony, and pessimism about human nature.
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INTRODUCTION. Very little is known concerning the life of Tacitus, the historian, except that which he tells us in his own writings and those incidents which are related of him by his contemporary, Pliny. His full name was Caius Cornelius Tacitus. The date of his birth can only be arrived at by conjecture, and then only approximately. The younger Pliny speaks of him as prope modum aequales, about the...
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A DIALOGUE CONCERNING ORATORY, OR THE CAUSES OF CORRUPT ELOQUENCE. . General introduction, with the reasons for writing an account of the following discourse. . The persons engaged in the dialogue; at first, Curiatius Maternus, Julius Secundus, and Marcus Aper. . Secundus endeavours to dissuade Maternus from thinking any more of dramatic composition. . Maternus gives his reasons for persisting. . Aper...
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