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“Auctor nominis eius Christus,Tiberio imperitante, per procuratorem Pontium Pilatum, supplicio affectus erat. Christ, the leader of the sect, had been put to death by the procurator Pontius Pilate in the reign of Tiberius.”

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Tacitus

Tacitus, born in 56 AD and died in 117 AD, was a renowned Roman historian of the ancient period. His works are known for their rigorous factual recording and profound critical analysis, with 'The Annals' and 'The Histories' being significant sources for the study of the early history of the Roman Empire. more

“The Germans themselves I should regard as aboriginal, and not mixed at all with other races through immigration or intercourse. For in former times, it was not by land but on shipboard that those who sought to emigrate would arrive; and the boundless and, so to speak, hostile ocean beyond us,is seldom entered by a sail from our world.”

World Should Speak Race Land Ocean Regard Immigration Former Our World Sail Hostile Intercourse Boundless Aboriginal

Book:Germania by Tacitus

Source: Germania by Tacitus

“They even say that an altar dedicated to Ulysses , with the addition of the name of his father, Laertes , was formerly discovered on the same spot, and that certain monuments and tombs with Greek inscriptions, still exist on the borders of Germany and Rhaetia .”

Stills Certain Father Names Spots Borders Greek Germany Dedicated Monument Altars Tombs Ulysses Inscriptions

Book:The Agricola and Germany of Tacitus

Source: The Agricola and Germany of Tacitus

“To abandon your shield is the basest of crimes; nor may a man thus disgraced be present at the sacred rites, or enter their council; many, indeed, after escaping from battle, have ended their infamy with the halter.”

Men May Crime Battle Sacred Abandon Council Shields Escaping Rite Infamy

Book:Germania by Tacitus

Source: Germania by Tacitus