# Tacitus — The Social Contract character guide

> Tacitus in The Social Contract by Jean-Jacques Rousseau.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Tacitus

**First appearance:** 0035-viii-that-all-forms-of-government-do-not-suit-all-countries

## Who they are

Roman historian cited on Germanic tribes and ancient customs.

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