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P. Cornelius TacitusPublius Cornelius Tacitus

c. 56–120 p.C.n.c. A.D. 56–120 · Historicus, consul anno DCCCLHistorian, consul A.D. 97 · PRINCIPATVS

Senator sub Domitiano tacuit, sub Nerva et Traiano scripsit. Principum adulationem, senatus servitium, libertatis umbram nemo acrius descripsit — sine ira et studio, ut ait.A senator who kept silent under Domitian and wrote under Nerva and Trajan. No one described the flattery of rulers, the servility of senates and the shadow of lost liberty more sharply — without anger or partiality, so he says.

Sine ira et studio.

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Annales Nostri Temporis · De foedere vanoAnnals of Our Time · On an Empty Treaty

Indutiae verbis decretae, igne peractaeA Ceasefire Decreed in Words, Enacted in Fire

Donaldus Trump indutias energiae inter Russiam et Ucrainam ex improviso edixit; at Moscovia tacet, Kiovia obscuratur, et socii inter simulationem et obsequium haerent.Donald Trump abruptly proclaims an energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine; yet Moscow keeps silence, Kyiv is plunged into darkness, and allies hesitate between simulation and servility.

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a.d. IV Id. Oct. · 12 Oct 2026

Annales · GermaniaAnnals · Germany

Germania, Speculum InversumGermania: The Mirror Turned Around

Quos olim Romanis exemplo proposui, nunc ipsi exemplo egent.The people I once held up as a reproach to Rome now stand in need of an example themselves.

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a.d. V Id. Oct. · 11 Oct 2026

ACTA MATVTINATHE MORNING ACTA

Ante primam lucem, in tabellam tuam: res orbis terrarum, a Romanis iudicatae.Before first light, on your tablet: the world’s affairs, judged by Romans.

Latine Anglice UtroqueBoth

Gratias. Cras ante lucem tabellarius veniet.Thank you. The courier arrives tomorrow before dawn.

Aliquid erravit. Iterum conare.Something went wrong. Please try again.

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