Can you give some examples of Tacitus' anti-Semitism?

Answer 1

Tacitus was a virulent anti-Semite. He spews the canard that the Jews originated as Egyptian lepers who were expelled from Egypt due to disease (History of Jews V, ch.2). Today we can expose this for the falsehood that it is, since DNA analysis shows that Jews were not Egyptians.

Not satisfied with that, he writes that "the Jews are the most lewd nation on Earth," despite his own admission that "the Jews will not corrupt foreign women." He also claims that the Jews "are taught to have their parents, children and brethren in the utmost contempt" (ibid.), despite the Jewish Torah being one of the major sources of Western morality.

Answer 2

Tacitus was a virulent anti-Semite. He spews the canard that the Jews originated as Egyptian lepers who were expelled from Egypt due to disease (History of Jews V, ch.2). Today we can expose this for the falsehood that it is, since DNA analysis shows that Jews were not Egyptians.
Not satisfied with that, he writes that "the Jews are the most lewd nation on Earth," despite his own admission that "the Jews will not corrupt foreign women." He also claims that the Jews "are taught to have their parents, children and brethren in the utmost contempt" (ibid.), despite the Jewish Torah being one of the major sources of Western morality.See also the Related Links.

Link: Western morality

Link: Jewish origins

Link: More about the Romans