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The busts of twenty most illustrious families were borne in the procession, with the names of Manlius, Quinctius, and others of equal rank. But Cassi… - Tacitus
" "The busts of twenty most illustrious families were borne in the procession, with the names of Manlius, Quinctius, and others of equal rank. But Cassius and Brutus outshone them all, from the very fact that their likenesses were not to be seen.
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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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Native Name:
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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