Tacitus (emperor)

Tacitus
Bust of the Emperor Tacitus
Bust in the Louvre
Roman emperor
Reignc. December 275 – c. June 276
PredecessorAurelian
SuccessorFlorianus
DiedJune 276
Antoniana Colonia Tyana, Cappadocia
Names
Marcus Claudius Tacitus[1]
Regnal name
Imperator Caesar Marcus Claudius Tacitus Augustus

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.

  1. ^ Jones, pg. 873