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Tacfarinas: The Desert Hydra

The Ancients

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Are We Going to Be Wary of Tacitus?

Our main source, our only real source prinus revolt, is tacitus, the annals. Tacitus brings an awful lot of baggage to the table when he's talking about anything that happens on tiberius. Just he dislikes tiberius so much so we always have to remember that. Can i also make a point here, a suggestion, wher, not hi, suggestion. When we are going to be talking about the people of tacperinas, these people who lived next to the roman empire, or in the roman Empire itself in africa, do we need to be wary of how tacitus portrays them? Joe, very much so.

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