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Tacitus, statue at the Parliament building in Vienna.
The Roman historian Tacitus died circa 120 CE.1
It is important to distinguish him from the Roman emperor of the same name, who reigned briefly in 275–276 CE and died around June 276 CE. Tacitus the historian was a prominent orator and public official, renowned for his significant contributions to the Latin language through works such as the Germania, Historiae, and Annals.21