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Who is tacitus?
Tacitus was the son-in-law of Gnaeus Julius Agricola, he was a Pivotal roman historian who made several writings and provided valuble information on the ancient Germanic peoples and Caledonian/ancient scottish people. he is probably most famous for his book "The agricola" which provides insight on the roman invasion of scotland by his father-in-law, Gnaeus julius Agricola, he also wrote information and observations on the culture of the picts and caledonians and their agriculture and military life. and also provides the only existing account on the battle of mons Graupius between the romans and the Caledonians.
Historian who wrote Annals?
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Who studied the knowledge of the Roman Empire after its decline?
The most famous early historian on the subject is Edward Gibbon who lived in the 18th century and who wrote the still-famous History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.
What ancient writers provide historians with information on Pompey?
The ancient historians who covered the period of Roman history in Pompey's days were Appian and Cassius Dio. Plutarch wrote a short biography of Pompey. Cicero was not a historian. He wrote a few things about Pompey in his letters. He wrote about specific matters that were happening in Roman politics, some of which involved Pompey. Atticus was not a historian either. He was one of the people Cicero wrote his letters to. He did not write anything about Pompey.
How were Greek historian Thucydides differed from Herodotus?
Herodotus was widely traveled and wrote about everything. Thucydides wrote only about the Peloponnesian War.
