Cassius Dio Cocceianus

Augustus Caesar, the first emperor of Rome (27 BC�AD 14), brought peace and prosperity to his city after decades of savage civil war. This selection from Cassius Dio�s Roman History gives the fullest description of that long struggle and ultimate triumph � detailing the brutal battles and political feuds that led to the collapse of Rome�s 400-year-old republic, and Augustus� subsequent reign as emperor. Included are accounts of military campaigns from Ethiopia to Yugoslavia, and of long conflict with Antony and Cleopatra. With skill and artistry, Dio brings to life many speeches from the era � among them Augustus� damning indictment of Antony�s passion for the Egyptian queen � and provides a fascinating account of the debate between the great general Agrippa and Maecenas on the virtues of republicanism and monarchy.

The Reign of Augustus

The Roman History

Roman History, I, Fragments of Books 1-11

Dio's Rome: Gleanings from the lost books. I. The epitome of books 1-21 arranged by Ioannes Zonaras, soldier and secretary, in the monastary of Mt. Athos, about 1130 A. D. II. Fragments of books. 22-35.- v. 2. Extant books 36-44 (B. C. 69-44)- v. 3. Extant books 45-51 (B. C. 44-29)- v. 4. Extant books 52-60 (B. C. 29-A. D. 54)- . 5. Extant books 61-76 (A. D. 54-211)- v. 6. I. Books 77-80 (A. D. 211-229) II. Fragments of books 1-21 (Melber's arrangement) III. Glossary of latin terms. IV. General index

George Ticknor

Lewis Flint Anderson

Wilbert Lorne MacDonald

A Commentary on the Fifty-third Book of Dio Cassius' Roman History

Dio's Roman History: Books and Fragments LVI-LX

An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek During the Reigns of Septimus Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus: and Now Presented in English Form

Dio's Rome

Dio's Roman History

Dio's Rome, presented in Engl. form by H.B. Foster

With an English Translation

Dio's Annals of Rome

Earnest Cary

Herbert Baldwin Foster

Dio's Roman History: Books LI-LV

Cassius

"This volume provides a new translation of Books 57 and 58 of Cassius Dio's Roman History and the 'fragments' of these books preserved in later Byzantine epitomes, as well as the first English language commentary to examine them in their entirety. Dio's Roman History covers almost 1,000 years from the founding of Rome up to the early third century AD, with Books 57 and 58 focusing on the reign of the emperor Tiberius (AD 14-37): his account of this period is one of the most important to have survived from antiquity, not least as it preserves a historiographical tradition in some ways distinct from that of Tacitus and Suetonius. These books also reveal something of his authorial preoccupations and present a glimpse into the mind of the historian, and especially into his understanding of the mechanics of imperial government. The focus of the commentary is both historical and historiographical, in so far as it aims to illuminate not only issues arising from Dio's account of the Tiberian principate, but also to reveal the unity of his work and literary programme: a series of appendices complement the analysis by providing discussion of some of the key historical problems surrounding Dio and the reign of Tiberius. The translation (the first since the Loeb Classical Library edition of E. Cary) aims for both clarity and accuracy, and particular care has been taken to separate the various textual traditions that have been used to reconstruct the lost portions of Dio's text. An accompanying general Introduction offers an accessible overview of Cassius Dio's approach to history based on the latest research in the field, and will be of particular use to graduate and undergraduate students coming to the text for the first time"--

Books 57 and 58 (the Reign of Tiberius)

Cassius Dio, Roman History

Dion Cassius

Dio Cassius (Cassius Dio), ca. 150? 235 CE, was born at Nicaea in Bithynia in Asia Minor. 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. He held high offices, becoming a close friend of several emperors. He was made governor of Pergamum and Smyrna; consul in 220; proconsul of Africa; governor of Dalmatia and then of Pannonia; and consul again in 229. Of the eighty books of Dio's great work Roman History, covering the era from the legendary landing of Aeneas in Italy to the reign of Alexander Severus (222?235 CE), we possess Books 36?60 (36 and 55?60 have gaps), which cover the years 68 BCE?47 CE. The missing portions are partly supplied, for the earlier gaps by Zonaras, who relies closely on Dio, and for some later gaps (Book 35 onwards) by John Xiphilinus (of the eleventh century). There are also many excerpts. The facilities for research afforded by Dio's official duties and his own industry make him a very vital source for Roman history of the last years of the republic and the first four emperors. The Loeb Classical Library edition of Dio Cassius is in nine volumes.

Cassius (Dio)

Istori'a romana, de la Nerone pene la Alexandru Severu, DCCCVI-CMLXXXII. (Cartea LXI-LXXX)

Istoria romana de la Nerone pene la Alexandru Severu, 806-982 (cartea LXI-LXXX)

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