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Tacitus

54 - 120

Tacitus

Publius Cornelius Tacitus, known simply as Tacitus ( TAS-it-əs, Latin: [ˈtakɪtʊs]; c. AD 56 – c. 120), was a Roman historian and politician. Tacitus is widely regarded as one of the greatest Roman historians by modern scholars. Tacitus’ two major historical works, Annals (Latin: Annales) and the Histories (Latin: Historiae), originally formed a continuous narrative of the Roman Empire from the death of Augustus (14 AD) to the end of Domitian’s reign (96 AD). The surviving portions of the Annals focus on the reigns of Tiberius, Claudius, Nero, and those who reigned in the Year of the Four Emperors (69 AD). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tacitus is the 5th most popular historian (up from 9th in 2019), the 84th most popular biography from France (up from 169th in 2019) and the most popular French Historian.

Tacitus is most famous for writing the Annals of Imperial Rome, a set of books that chronicle the history of Rome from the death of Augustus in 14 AD to the death of Nero in 68 AD.

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Tacitus ranks 5 out of 561. Before him are Herodotus, Ibn Khaldun, Thucydides, and Sima Qian. After him are Xenophon, Livy, Josephus, Diodorus Siculus, Alexis de Tocqueville, Polybius, and Suetonius.

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Tacitus
HISTORIAN
54 - 120
HPI: 82.21
Rank: 1

Others Deceased in 120

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Tacitus
HISTORIAN
54 - 120
HPI: 82.21
Rank: 1
Nicomachus
MATHEMATICIAN
60 - 120
HPI: 70.80
Rank: 2
Dio Chrysostom
WRITER
40 - 120
HPI: 70.02
Rank: 3
Gaius Octavius Tidius Tossianus Lucius Javolenus Priscus
POLITICIAN
60 - 120
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 4

In France

Among people born in France, Tacitus ranks 84 out of 6,770. Before him are Pope Urban II (1042), Edgar Degas (1834), Henry III of France (1551), Louis IX of France (1214), Henri Bergson (1859), and Prince Eugene of Savoy (1663). After him are Jacques Cartier (1491), Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette (1757), Irène Joliot-Curie (1897), Pope Clement V (1264), Jacques-Louis David (1748), and Jean-Baptiste Lamarck (1744).

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Pope Urban II
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1042 - 1099
HPI: 82.49
Rank: 78
Edgar Degas
PAINTER
1834 - 1917
HPI: 82.47
Rank: 79
Henry III of France
POLITICIAN
1551 - 1589
HPI: 82.41
Rank: 80
Louis IX of France
POLITICIAN
1214 - 1270
HPI: 82.35
Rank: 81
Henri Bergson
PHILOSOPHER
1859 - 1941
HPI: 82.22
Rank: 82
Prince Eugene of Savoy
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1663 - 1736
HPI: 82.21
Rank: 83
Tacitus
HISTORIAN
54 - 120
HPI: 82.21
Rank: 84
Jacques Cartier
EXPLORER
1491 - 1557
HPI: 82.21
Rank: 85
Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1757 - 1834
HPI: 82.19
Rank: 86
Irène Joliot-Curie
CHEMIST
1897 - 1956
HPI: 82.18
Rank: 87
Pope Clement V
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1264 - 1314
HPI: 82.11
Rank: 88
Jacques-Louis David
PAINTER
1748 - 1825
HPI: 82.11
Rank: 89
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
BIOLOGIST
1744 - 1829
HPI: 82.06
Rank: 90