Fabius Rusticus
Fabius Rusticus was a Roman historian who was quoted on several occasions by Tacitus. Tacitus couples his name with that of Livy and describes him as "the most graphic among ancient and modern historians." Tacitus also said that he embellished matters with his eloquence. Described by Tacitus as a close friend of Seneca who was inclined to praise him in his work.
Fabius Rusticus
- Born
- 100 · Hispania.
- Nationality
- Ancient Rome
- Occupation
- historian · writer
- Languages
- Latin
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Fabius Rusticus was a Roman historian who was quoted on several occasions by Tacitus. Tacitus couples his name with that of Livy and describes him as "the most graphic among ancient and modern historians." Tacitus also said that he embellished matters with his eloquence. Described by Tacitus as a close friend of Seneca who was inclined to praise him in his work.
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A contemporary of Claudius and Nero, but little is known of the extent of his work except that it related to events during the reign of Nero. One of the primary sources for Tacitus' Annals and probably for other later historians like Suetonius and Josephus as well. Tacitus cites Fabius Rusticus when describing some of the most controversial aspects of Nero's life including Nero's alleged desire to kill his mother Agrippina the Younger, Nero's alleged lust for his mother, and Seneca's suicide.
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Fabius Rusticus born at Hispania.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q995441: Fabius Rusticus
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- “Fabius Rusticus”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Fabius Rusticus, The Fragments of the Roman Historians, Vol. 2
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 102393362, Fabius, Rusticus.
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Fabius Rusticus, The Fragments of the Roman Historians, Vol
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- 1.Tacitus, Life of Cnaeus Julius Agricola 10
- 2.Tacitus, Annals 13.20.2
- 3.Tacitus, Annals 14.2.2
- 4.Tacitus, Annals 15.61.3
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Fabius Rusticus, The Fragments of the Roman Historians, Vol. 2Crossref registry
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