What Role Did Tacitus Play In Roman Military

Classical Rome employed leisure time productively and incorporated many pleasurable activities such as public games, religious festivles, chariot racing...ect. Public entertainment in particular played an important role in Rome and to a large extent, in the province as well.14 Originally public games (ludi) were held at some religious festivals, but gradually the entertainment aspect became more important and the number of annual games increased.15 Chariot racing was the oldest and most popular entertainment of the Roman world, dating back to at least the monarchy and in legend to the foundation of Rome itself.16 Bathing became a recreational activity. As such, it was both a private and a public entertainment- most people used the public baths, but the wealthy often possessed private baths. As well as the baths, there were often associated facilities for various exercises, ball games, swimming and massage as well as gardens, meeting rooms
Despite some flaws, Rome’s military was superior because it upheld Roman virtues. Due to Tacitus’s unfair treatment, one can understand why he believes Roman virtue was not upheld. There was an aggressive behavior and political corruption within the senate, which Tacitus voiced in his Agricola and Germania. However, the structure of Roman government was brilliant and due to her value for liberty she set the foundation for other nations. Men of Rome natural crave philosophy and were able to use this branch of knowledge to their advantage. Tacitus mentions specific examples of men gaining political power with the help of philosophy. However, Tacitus denied the significant influence the Greek philosophers had in Rome, such as Plato. Tacitus recognized and expressed how Classical Rome valued and respected the sacredness of marriage. From this one can see Tacitus has a gasp on Roman values. However, he seems to be overly critical of Rome