1. Tacitus - Noun
2. Tacitus - Proper noun
A Roman cognomen, notably borne by Publius (or Gaius) Cornelius Tacitus (c.56–117), a historian of ancient Rome and Marcus Claudius Tacitus (c.200–275), a Roman emperor.
A lunar impact crater.
TACITUS (uncountable)
(medicine) Acronym of Thyroid Allostasis in Critical Illness, Tumours, Uraemia and Starvation.
Well aware of both the continuity and contingency of human affairs, Adams and Madison searched the works of Tacitus and Voltaire and Locke like carpenters rummaging through their assortment of tools, knowing that all the pediments were jury-rigged, all the provisional, all the alliances temporary. Lewis H. Lapham
It is difficult at times to repress the thought that history is about as instructive as an abattoir that Tacitus was right and that peace is merely the desolation left behind after the decisive operations of merciless power. Seamus Heaney
According to Tacitus, upon hearing news of the fire, Nero returned to Rome to organize a relief effort, which he paid for from his own funds. Source: Internet
A careful reading of Tacitus provides one solution. Source: Internet
According to Tacitus Tacitus Annales IV.5 there were roughly as many auxiliaries as there were legionaries. Source: Internet
According to Tacitus, the "greatest disgrace that can befall" a warrior of a clan among the Germanic tribes was the abandonment of their shield during combat, as this almost certainly resulted in social isolation. Source: Internet