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There is a division of duties between the army and its generals. Eagerness for battle becomes the soldiers, but generals serve the cause by forethoug… - Tacitus
" "There is a division of duties between the army and its generals. Eagerness for battle becomes the soldiers, but generals serve the cause by forethought, by counsel, by delay oftener than by temerity. As I promoted your victory to the utmost of my power by my sword and by my personal exertions, so now I must help you by prudence and by counsel, the qualities which belong peculiarly to a general.
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About Tacitus
Publius Tacitus (or Gaius Cornelius Tacitus; c. 56–after 117 AD), Roman orator, lawyer, and senator. He is considered one of antiquity's greatest historians.
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Publius Cornelius Tacitus
Alternative Names:
Gaius Cornelius Tacitus
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P. Cornelius Tacitus
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C. Cornelius Tacitus
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Cornelius Tacitus
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Publius Cornelius Tacitus Caecina Paetus
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