386 BCE) has been admired since antiquity for his wit, fantasy, language, and satire.
CASSIUS DIO COCCEIANUS in c. 222 C.E. His last political position was that of consul under Alexander Severus. He held high offices, becoming a close friend of several emperors. Little of his Roman History survives, but missing portions are partly supplied from elsewhere and there are many excerpts. For the second and third century his is the biggest voice. Apart from that there's pretty much nothing known of Dio's life. On the death of his father (Roman governor of Cilicia) he went in 180 to Rome, entered the Senate, and under the emperor Commodus was an advocate. Read more about the site’s features » Dio Cassius (Cassius Dio), ca. Cassius Dio Cocceianus, Historiae Romanae Earnest Cary, Herbert Baldwin Foster, Ed.
Monograph Series, 37). Transl. Dio's Roman History, Loeb series, Macmillan, 1914-27. 150–235 CE, was born at Nicaea in Bithynia in Asia Minor. 1 Such was the course of these events; and following them Vespasian was declared emperor by the senate also, and Titus and Domitian were given the title of Caesars. The Project Gutenberg EBook of Dio's Rome, Volume V., Books 61-76 (A.D. 54-211), by Cassius Dio This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.
– Swan P.M., The Augustan Succession: An Historical Commentary on Cassius Dio' Roman History Books 55-56 (9 B.C.-A.D.14), Oxford, 2004 (American Philological Association.
Hide browse bar Your current position in the text is marked in blue. Roman History, Volume IX: Books 71-80. Earnest Cary. The consular office was assumed by Vespasian and Titus while the former was in Egypt and … Dio was a senator in the early third century who wrote a history from the beginning of Rome through to his own times. Cassius Dio's History is available in nine books in the Loeb series. Aristophanes Henderson, Jeffrey. 176. Dio Cassius Cary, Earnest. American Classical Studies, 47). Chapter 1.
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Cassius Dio's History is available in nine books in the Loeb series. Apart from that there's pretty much nothing known of Dio's life.
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The digital Loeb Classical Library extends the founding mission of James Loeb with an interconnected, fully searchable, perpetually growing virtual library of all that is important in Greek and Latin literature. Knights. An Historical Commentary on Cassius Dio's Roman History Books 64-67 (A.D. 68-96), Atlanta, 1999 (American Philological Association.
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Dio Cassius (Cassius Dio), ca. Dio Cassius (Cassius Dio), c. 150-235 CE, was born in Bithynia.
Dio's work is a vital source for the last years of the Roman republic and the first four Roman emperors. His last political position was that of consul under Alexander Severus.