Tacitus

Truth

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Truth is confirmed by inspection and delay;  falsehood by haste and uncertainty.   Tacitus Publius (or Gaius) Cornelius Tacitus (56 – 120 AD) was a senator and a historian of the Roman Empire. The surviving portions of his two major works—the Annals and the Histories—examine the reigns of the emperors Tiberius, Claudius, Nero, and those who reigned in the Year of the… Read More ›

Corrupt

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The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws.    Publius (or Gaius) Cornelius Tacitus (AD 56 – after 117) was a senator and a historian of the Roman Empire. The surviving portions of his two major works—the Annals and… Read More ›