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If you could witness any historical event firsthand, which one would you choose and why? (self.asklemmy)

submitted 1 year ago by JohnSaveourSocks to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

The Annals of Tacitus were lost throughout history and many of the passages (including the ones that mention Christ) were rewritten in the 11th century by Christian monks. We cannot trust it as an historical source any more than we can trust the Bible itself