Evil balloon comm for Tacitus on discord, thanks again!
September 22, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Evil balloon comm for Tacitus on discord, thanks again!
steal from Tacitus
If you’re a writer, how do you come up with story titles?
June 21, 2025 at 4:35 AM
steal from Tacitus
I’m always mentioning Tacitus (and Cellini twice) when I meet someone.
going to go out on a limb and imagine this guy's not actually very good at conversations
August 16, 2025 at 11:54 PM
I’m always mentioning Tacitus (and Cellini twice) when I meet someone.
July 4, 2026 at 2:13 AM
"They make a desert and call it peace"
- Tacitus, AD 85
- Tacitus, AD 85
October 21, 2025 at 11:56 PM
"They make a desert and call it peace"
- Tacitus, AD 85
- Tacitus, AD 85
“They make a desert and call it peace.” - Tacitus
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October 10, 2025 at 2:50 AM
“They make a desert and call it peace.” - Tacitus
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February 17, 2025 at 3:29 PM
"He has made a fraud bubble, and called it abundance"
Tacitus, on Elon Musk
Tacitus, on Elon Musk
September 9, 2025 at 7:27 PM
"He has made a fraud bubble, and called it abundance"
Tacitus, on Elon Musk
Tacitus, on Elon Musk
“They made a desert and called it peace.” Roman historian Tacitus writing 2000 years ago.
April 8, 2026 at 12:20 PM
“They made a desert and called it peace.” Roman historian Tacitus writing 2000 years ago.
Read theory (Tacitus)
January 3, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Read theory (Tacitus)
July 7, 2025 at 4:28 PM
We have independent attestation from Josephus and Tacitus, neither of whom would have a strong motive to make him up
“Jesus never existed” is one of those maximalist points which actually is pretty to make a case for?
“Jesus not the Messiah” is arguable; that there was no Yeshua ben Yosef is significantly harder
“Jesus not the Messiah” is arguable; that there was no Yeshua ben Yosef is significantly harder
you can be out here arguing about "which jesus" and "ackshully he wasn't real" but in the real world nobody actually is interested except in the way theyre interested in the guy outside the train station wearing a sandwich board telling you he has two heads but the genius one is invisible
July 2, 2026 at 2:42 PM
We have independent attestation from Josephus and Tacitus, neither of whom would have a strong motive to make him up
"If you would know who controls you see who you may not criticise." ~ Tacitus
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September 19, 2026 at 6:09 PM
"If you would know who controls you see who you may not criticise." ~ Tacitus
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when I studied that part of Tacitus, the prof translated one description of Sejanus as "a small-town gigolo."
Patrick Stewart as L. Aelius Sejanus might be worth a re-watch
September 22, 2026 at 1:14 PM
when I studied that part of Tacitus, the prof translated one description of Sejanus as "a small-town gigolo."
General Tacitus and his very terse, very practical military advice is one of my favorite Discworld historical figures
he’s not wrong
he’s not wrong
June 19, 2024 at 6:52 PM
General Tacitus and his very terse, very practical military advice is one of my favorite Discworld historical figures
he’s not wrong
he’s not wrong
I truly don’t know what’s triggered it, but this phrase from Tacitus keeps coming to mind today:
“They make a desolation and they call it peace”.
“They make a desolation and they call it peace”.
October 10, 2025 at 10:09 AM
I truly don’t know what’s triggered it, but this phrase from Tacitus keeps coming to mind today:
“They make a desolation and they call it peace”.
“They make a desolation and they call it peace”.
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Creation and artistic expression are integral parts of our community.
Thank you
Tacitus Leather x Hunks of Metal
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July 9, 2026 at 11:45 AM
Support local craftspeople.
Creation and artistic expression are integral parts of our community.
Thank you
Tacitus Leather x Hunks of Metal
🩶
@hunksofmetal.bsky.social
Creation and artistic expression are integral parts of our community.
Thank you
Tacitus Leather x Hunks of Metal
🩶
@hunksofmetal.bsky.social
March 12, 2026 at 3:04 PM
This new research assistant is rubbish. You ask him to look up one reference in Tacitus and he eats the book and then falls asleep. 1/10.
March 13, 2026 at 1:15 PM
This new research assistant is rubbish. You ask him to look up one reference in Tacitus and he eats the book and then falls asleep. 1/10.
This is the Ludovisi sarcophagus (mid-3rd AD). It absolutely writhes, hums and bursts with energy and movement. It reminds me of Tacitus’ famous phrase about the Romans: “they create a wasteland & call it peace.”
🏛️National Museum, Rome
📷mine
#ReliefWednesday
🏛️National Museum, Rome
📷mine
#ReliefWednesday
March 25, 2026 at 11:23 PM
This is the Ludovisi sarcophagus (mid-3rd AD). It absolutely writhes, hums and bursts with energy and movement. It reminds me of Tacitus’ famous phrase about the Romans: “they create a wasteland & call it peace.”
🏛️National Museum, Rome
📷mine
#ReliefWednesday
🏛️National Museum, Rome
📷mine
#ReliefWednesday
"Where they make a wasteland, they call it peace."
-Calgacus, a Caledonian warrior, speaking about the Roman conquest of Britain in the First Century AD, via Tacitus
-Calgacus, a Caledonian warrior, speaking about the Roman conquest of Britain in the First Century AD, via Tacitus
Trump claims he and Netanyahu are seeking "eternal peace in the Middle East"
September 29, 2025 at 6:42 PM
"Where they make a wasteland, they call it peace."
-Calgacus, a Caledonian warrior, speaking about the Roman conquest of Britain in the First Century AD, via Tacitus
-Calgacus, a Caledonian warrior, speaking about the Roman conquest of Britain in the First Century AD, via Tacitus
One like, one Tacitus opinion.
May 29, 2026 at 9:50 AM
One like, one Tacitus opinion.
October 6, 2025 at 10:50 PM