How Did Tacitus Die?

Tacitus, in full Marcus Claudius Tacitus, (born c. 200—died c. June 276, Tyana, Cappadocia [near modern Niğde, Tur.]), Roman emperor in 275–276. ... It is uncertain whether he was murdered by his soldiers or died of disease.

How did Emperor Tacitus die?

Death. On his way back to the west to deal with a Frankish and Alamannic invasion of Gaul, according to Aurelius Victor, Eutropius and the Historia Augusta, Tacitus died of fever at Tyana in Cappadocia in June 276.

Who was emperor when Tacitus was alive?

Tacitus's political career was largely lived out under the emperor Domitian. His experience of the tyranny, corruption, and decadence of that era (81–96) may explain the bitterness and irony of his political analysis.