Quote Pictures Tacitus By thehistorianshut - August 3, 2019 Facebook Twitter ReddIt Pinterest Tumblr Email Tacitus (c. 56-117+) “Defeat in battle always begins with the eyes.” Germania (section 43) by Tacitus, translated by Harold Mattingly and edited by J. B. Rives. New York: Penguin Classics, 2009. Like this:Like Loading...