Ian Whitaker·May 2, 2025Tacitus’ Germania: The Dangers of a Little BookMy guess is that you are familiar with the Nazi regime. Hitler and his group of fascist cronies were anything but subtle, and they left a…
Frank Breslin·Jan 25, 2025Some Reflections on LawIn the second century of the Christian era, the empire of Rome comprehended the fairest part of the earth, and the most civilized portion…
Umberto Crisanti·Dec 4, 2024Is Revenge like junk food? Insights from Tacitus 35#Imagine you’re at a restaurant. The waiter approaches with a menu, but it has only two items: Gratitude and Revenge.
Zack Duncan·Nov 25, 2024Tacitus on Jesus: What the Roman Historian Actually WroteThe Roman politician and historian Tacitus wrote about Jesus in his Roman history account, Annals.A response icon15A response icon15
Peter Sean Bradley·Jan 10, 2024Are books dangerous? Or is it the Cretins who read the books who are dangerous?A Most Dangerous Book: Tacitus’s Germania from the Roman Empire to the Third Reich by Christopher B. Krebs
eXtraHumans·Oct 6, 2023Armies in the sky — first century AD.Unveiling ancient sky armies: from Pliny the Elder to Tacitus, explore historical accounts of unidentified aerial phenomena.A response icon1A response icon1
Raphael Yoon·Aug 14, 2023What was Tacitus’ General Description of Germania?Tacitus was a Latin historian, Roman senator, and suffect consul(completing the one-year term of a consul that died) that wrote some books…A response icon5A response icon5
Frank Breslin·Jul 1, 2023The Romans on War: Part 2Quam est timendus qui mori tutum putat. How fearsome is someone without fear of death (Publilius Syrus, Maxims, 242). Most human beings are…
Frank Breslin·May 17, 2023Why Do People Censor Books?Quid nobis certius ipsis sensibus esse potest? What can bring more certainty than the senses? (Lucretius, On the Nature of Things, 1. 699)…
Richard Martini https://linktr.ee/richardmartini·Apr 4, 2023SAGE ADVICE FROM TACITUS AND PLATOSage advice from Friends on the Flipside — Tacitus and Plato
