M. Claudius Tacitus, Roman emperor from
September 25, 275, to April 276, was a
native of Interamna (Terni) in
Umbria
?, and was born about the year
200. In the course of his long life he
discharged the duties of various civil
offices, including that of consul in
273, with universal respect. Six months
after the assassination of Aurelian he
was chosen by the senate to succeed him,
and the choice was cordially ratified by
the army. During his brief reign he set
on foot some domestic reforms, and
sought to revive the authority of the
senate, but, after a victory over the
Alani near the Palus Maeotis, he
succumbed to the hardships and fatigues
of his new duties at Tyana in
Cappadocia. Tacitus, besides being a man
of immense wealth (which he bequeathed
to the state) had considerable literary
culture, and was proud to claim descent
from the
historian, whose works he
caused to be transcribed at the public
expense and placed in the public
libraries.
Original text from a paper copy of the 9th edition EB
see Roman Emperors
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