Mellor, 1995, p. xix Tertullian, Apologeticus 16 Mendell, 1957, pp. 228–229 Mendell, 1957, pp. 229–232; Mellor, 1995, p. xix Jordanes, Getica 2.13; see Mendell, 1957, p. 232; Mellor, 1995, p. xix Mendell, 1957, pp. 234–235, confuses Rudolf with Einhard, in whose work some of the uncertain references appear; Haverfield, 1916, p. 200; Schellhase, 1976, p. 5, gives the four references listed here. Mendell, 1957, pp. 236–237; Schellhase, ibid. Mendell, 1957, pp. 234–238, and Schellhase, 1976, ibid., survey some of these; see also Haverfield, 1916, passim. Whitfield, 1976, passim Schellhase, 1976, pp. 19–21, 26–27; Mellor, 1995, p. xx Quoted in Schellhase, 1976, p. 20 Salutati, Epistolario, a letter dated 1 August 1395 and addressed to Bartolommeo Oliari, quoted in Schellhase, 1976, p. 20. Mellor, 1995, pp. xx, 1–6 (selection from the Panegyric); Schellhase, 1976, pp. 17–18; Baron, 1966, pp. 58–60 Baron, ibid.; Schellhase, p. 18 Baron, 1966, pp. 66–70; Schellhase, 1976, pp. 22–23 Schellhase, 1976, pp. 24–30 Mellor, 1995, pp. xx–xxi, 6–7; Burke, 1969, pp. 164–166; Schellhase, 1976, pp. 67–68 Whitfield, 1976, p. 286 See Mellor, 1995, pp. xx–xxi, 6–7; Burke, 1969, pp. 164–166; Schellhase, 1976, pp. 70–82 Parker, 1937, pp. 16–20, 148–149; Mellor, 1995, pp. xlvii–xlviii Mellor, pp. xlviii–xlix, 194–199. Tacitus couldn't be worried less (Ann. IV,35): "quo magis socordiam eorum inridere libet qui praesenti potentia credunt extingui posse etiam sequentis aevi memoriam. nam contra punitis ingeniis gliscit auctoritas, neque aliud externi reges aut qui eadem saevitia usi sunt nisi dedecus sibi atque illis gloriam peperere." – "And so one is all the more inclined to laugh at the stupidity of men who suppose that the despotism of the present can actually efface the remembrances of the next generation. On the contrary, the persecution of genius fosters its influence; foreign tyrants, and all who have imitated their oppression, have merely procured infamy for themselves and glory for their victims." A website discussing the I, Claudius television series, which were based on Graves work, qualifies Tacitus as being of a "somewhat suspect" reliability because of Tacitus' so-called "malice" towards the emperors. The books by Graves, discussed at the same website are free of such reliability suspicions. So, in sum that website says: Tacitus is not very reliable because he slanders Emperors. Graves is reliable because his story-telling of the Imperial household is so convincing. References Bolgar, R.R. Classical Influences on European Culture A.D. 1500–1700. (Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1976) Burke, P.