Roman historian born c. AD 55. He is the principal surviving historian of Roman Britain, dealing with the first 40 years of the province. In 77 he married the daughter of Agricola, soon to be governor of Britain, and his biography of his father-in-law survives.
Tacitus
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- Agricola
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- Beatus Rhenanus (person)
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- Justus Lipsius (Flemish scholar)
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