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DescriptionGaius Cornelius Tacitus.jpg	English: Drawing of the Roman historian Cornelius Tacitus by an unknown illustrator, based on an antique bust. (reference) Original caption: TACITUS, THE HISTORIAN / This great man was one of the chief ornaments of the reigns of Vespasian and later emperors. His friendship with Pliny is famous.
Date	1920
Source	Bryce, James Bryce, Viscount; Thompson, Holland; Petrie, William Matthew Flinders, Sir. The book of history. A history of all nations from the earliest times to the present, with over 8,000 illustrations. Volume 7: The Roman empire. (1920). New York: Grolier Society. p. 2741. Combined from two images: [1], originating from http://www.clipart.com/en/close-up?o=192469. (Scanned by Zedcor Inc) originating from https://archive.org/details/bookofhistoryhis07bryciala/page/2741/mode/1up
Author	Unknown authorUnknown author. Published by the Grolier Society.
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current	11:29, 26 January 2011	594 × 760 (176 KB)	Quibik	Combined the existing version with a better one from http://ia700302.us.archive.org/BookReader/BookReaderImages.php?zip=/0/items/bookofhistoryhis07bryciala/bookofhistoryhis07bryciala_jp2.zip&file=bookofhistoryhis07bryciala_jp2/bookofhistoryhis07bryciala_0
	23:35, 25 January 2011	447 × 570 (123 KB)	Quibik	Retouched: removed most of the spots and other defects.
	23:25, 25 January 2011	447 × 570 (124 KB)	Quibik	Higher resolution version from http://0.tqn.com/d/ancienthistory/1/0/E/E/Tacitus.jpg. Cropped and removed the patterned noise via Fourier analysis.
	12:14, 18 May 2010	252 × 325 (25 KB)	DieBuche	-soft border
	16:36, 16 July 2005	252 × 324 (18 KB)	Jon Harald Søby	From en:Image:Gaius Cornelius Tacitus.jpg. Uploaded there by Chris 73 at August 5, 2004. The information from en: is as follows. ---- en:Tacitus Source: [http://www.graupius.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/calgacus.asp] {{PD}}