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Tacitus
Summary
Tacitus is a human[1]. Born in Gallia Narbonensis[2], he… he was born on 56[3]. He passed away in Roman Empire[4]. He died on 120[5]. He worked as a historian[6], politician[7], military personnel[8], poet[9], and biographer[10]. He ranks in the top 0.6% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,374 views/month, #6,016 of 1,000,298).[11]
Recorded occupations include historian[6], politician[7], military personnel[8], poet[9], biographer[10], and annalist[16]. Positions held include tribune of the plebs[17], a position[29], in Ancient Rome[30]; Q131994231[18]; praetor[19], an elective office[31], in Ancient Rome[32], founded in -0366[33]; Roman consul[20], an elective office[34], in Ancient Rome[35], founded in -0509[36]; and ancient Roman senator[21], a position[37], in Ancient Rome[38].
Works and Contributions
Notable works include Annals[22], a written work[39]; Histories[23], a historical non-fiction work[40]; Germania[24], a literary work[41]; Agricola[25], a written work[42], founded in 0200[43]; and Dialogus de oratoribus[26], a written work[44]. Things named for Tacitus include he[45].
Tacitus died on 120[5]. He passed away in Roman Empire[4].
Why It Matters
Tacitus ranks in the top 0.6% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,374 views/month, #6,016 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] He is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]
He has been cited as an influence by Andrzej Maksymilian Fredro[48], a writer[49], 1620–1679[50], of Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth[51]; I, Claudius[52], a literary work[53], written by Robert Graves[54]; and Shelby Foote[55], a historian[56], 1916–2005[57], of United States[58], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[59].
Works attributed to him include Annals[60], a written work[61]; Germania[62], a literary work[63]; Histories[64], a historical non-fiction work[65]; Dialogus de oratoribus[66], a written work[67]; and Agricola[68], a written work[69], founded in 0200[70]. Entities named for him include he[45].
FAQs
Where was Tacitus born?
Tacitus's place of birth was Gallia Narbonensis[2].
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APA4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Tacitus. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/tacitus
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