Vessey (1971) He wrote of Claudius as a passive pawn and an idiot, going so far as to hide his use of Claudius as a source and omit Claudius' character from his works.
Vessey (1971) He wrote of Claudius as a passive pawn and an idiot in affairs relating to the palace and often in public life. Tacitus is usually held to have'hidden' his use of Claudius'writings and to have omitted Claudius' character from his works.