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Tacitus (Marcus Claudius Tacitus) , d. 276, Roman emperor (275-76). An elderly senator with a reputation for honesty and vigor, he was chosen by the senate to succeed the murdered Aurelian . He failed to restore the glory of the senate, and after reigning only a few months he died when on campaign in Asia. He was almost certainly murdered. Probus succeeded him.

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Tacitus (full name Publius Cornelius Tacitus, or Gaius, Cornelius Tacitus) (c.56–c.120 AD) Roman historian. His major works on the history of the Roman Empire, only partially preserved, are the Annals (covering the years 14–68) and the Histories (69–96). They are written in a concise style, pervaded by a deep pessimism about the course of Roman history since the end of the Republic.

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