Tacitus

Tacitus (full name Publius , or Gaius , Cornelius Tacitus ) ( c. 56 – c. 120 AD )
Roman historian. His major works on the history of the Roman Empire, only partially preserved, are the Annals (covering the years 14–68) and the Histories (69–96). They are written in a concise style, pervaded by a deep pessimism about the course of Roman history since the end of the Republic.