Tacitus
Born about 55 a.d.; died about 117; celebrated as historian and orator; prætor in 88; Consul in 97; a friend of the younger Pliny; son-in-law of Agricola; his extant works include a dialog of oratory, a biography of Agricola, “Germania,” a history of Rome from Galba to Domitian, and his “Annals,” which are a history of the Julian dynasty.101