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Tacitus (emperor)
Roman emperor from 275 to 276 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the first-century Roman historian, see Tacitus.
Marcus Claudius Tacitus (/ˈtæsɪtəs/ TAS-it-əs; died June 276) was Roman emperor from 275 to 276. During his short reign he campaigned against the Goths and the Heruli, for which he received the title Gothicus Maximus.
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Roman emperor | |||||||||
Reign | c. December 275 – c. June 276 | ||||||||
Predecessor | Aurelian | ||||||||
Successor | Florianus | ||||||||
Died | June 276 Antoniana Colonia Tyana, Cappadocia | ||||||||
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