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Publius Cornelius Tacitus
(c. 55 - c. 117)

Roman historian and orator whose most notable work was Historiae, covering reigns from Galba to Domitian.

Science Quotes by Publius Cornelius Tacitus (1)

The sciences throw an inexpressible grace over our compositions, even where they are not immediately concerned; as their effects are discernible where we least expect to find them.
— Publius Cornelius Tacitus
'A Dialogue Concerning Oratory', The Works of Tacitus By Cornelius Tacitus (1854), Vol. 2, 439.
See also:  |  Science (444)


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