The impact of violence, war, and civil war is part of a renewed interest in the roman historian cassius dio. This volume focuses on dios approaches to foreign war and stasis as well as civil war. Dio cassius roman history loeb classical library in 9. Pdf cassius dios contemporary history as memoir and its. The problem lies in later historians taking the surviving editions of dio cassius history, and using them as supportive evidence about christian history without realizing the history of the text, or without even bothering to read the context ie not reading the whole bookchapter, when if they did it would become evident that two of the. His great simplicity, however, together with his cowardice, made him the slave of his companions, and it was through them that he at first, out of. Cassius dio cocceianus, historiae romanae, book 73. He held high offices, becoming a close friend of several emperors. An historical commentary on cassius dios roman history, book 59 gaius caligula creator. Cassius dio wikipedia bahasa indonesia, ensiklopedia bebas.
From books 73 72 to 80 79 describing events of dios adult lifetime, only the last. Dios work is a vital source for the last years of the roman republic and the first four roman emperors. He was the maternal uncle of lucius aelius sejanus, the praetorian prefect of emperor tiberius. Cassius dios roman history is the culmination of 22 years of research and labor.
This selection from cassius dios 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 romes 400yearold republic, and augustu. It is one of the books that has not been preserved at all. An historical commentary on cassius dios roman history. The project gutenberg ebook of dios rome, volume 1 of 6. He was the son of a government official under marcus aurelius and during the reign of commodus 18093 went to rome, where he began his public career. Dio has long served as a source to writers treating topics of greater or less length in roman history. He published 80 volumes of history on ancient rome, beginning with the arrival of aeneas in italy. Cassius dios roman history 243 civil wars, and of the reign of septimius severus, frequently alludes to his presence in rome. Karya olehtentang cassius dio di internet archive pencarian dioptimalkan untuk situs nonbeta cassius dio, roman history english translation on lacuscurtius greek text and french translation. Roman history, volume ix, books 7180 loeb classical library no.
Dio covers 1,400 years, from the story of aeneas and the mythic founding of rome up to ad 229, during dios own life. Roman history, volume viii, books 6170 loeb classical library no. I fail to understand why a forged reference to christians in book 73 of dio cassius the one reference that can be seen as genuinely part of the original text, but which others see as forged would have been seen as necessary, or what viewpoint it would have supported that made the forgery worthwhile at this particular point in dios history. Book 69, book 70, book 71, book 73, book 74, book 75, book 76, book 77. Dios roman history, loeb series, macmillan, 191427. Dio cassius, also spelled dion cassius or in byzantine sources dio cocceianus, in full lucius cassius dio, born c. Cassius dio cocceianus, historiae romanae, book 73, chapter 1. The text presented here comes from the sixtyeighth book of cassius dios roman history, a book starting with nervas accession to power. On coming to rome he addressed the senate, uttering a lot of trivialities. Dio cassius roman history loeb classical library in 9 volumes, with greek and english translation by ernest cary. Quintus junius blaesus died ad 31 was a roman novus homo new man, that is, the first member of his family to gain entrance to the roman nobility dubious discuss who lived during the reigns of augustus and tiberius. Dio exerted no appreciable influence on his immediate successors in the field of roman history.
Cassius dio was a roman senator and imperial administrator of greek origin who lived in the third century ad. The contemporary books of cassius dios roman history are known to the. We may exclude the possibility that he wrote this book for. Ix this volume only by dio earnest cary, translator and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Nicea, after 229, roman official whose rhomaike historia ed. Little of his roman history survives, but missing portions are partly supplied from elsewhere and there are many excerpts. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. V the project gutenberg ebook of dios rome, volume v. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us.
Volume two of dio cassius brings to a close his sweeping historical work, roman history. This edition includes books 50 to 56, covering the end of the first century bc civil wars and the reign of augustus. Princetonstanford working papers in classics princeton university. This man commodus was not naturally wicked, but, on the contrary, as guileless as any man that ever lived. The presence of the physical city of rome in livy and tacitus in particular has been discussed in the scholarship e. He wrote a roman history that ran from the mythical foundation of the city to his own time. The impact of war on rome as well as on the history of rome has long be recognised by scholars, and adding to that, recent years have seen an increasing interest in the impact of civil. The reign of the emperor gaius was a period of considerable significance in the history of the roman world. Roman history, book lxix, written by cassius dio cocceianus in c. Trajan and the dacians the account of the dacian wars according to cassius dio the epitome of dios roman history, book 68 last revised.
For a short biographical presentation of cassius dio and of his main work, the roman history, see cassius dio, roman history xxxvii. Octavians victory is the beginning of the principate and a new direction in roman history. Only a single sentence from trajans own commentarii survives. This volume begins with book 50 and the struggle between octavian and mark antony. His reign is commonly considered to mark the end of the golden period in the history of the roman empire known as the pax romana. On the death of his father roman governor of cilicia he went in 180. While his accounts of prefirstcenturybc events draw heavily on myth and provide only summaries, his accounts of events also important in the study of the grecoroman world after the first. Greekborn cassius dio feels himself completely a roman and. With an english translation by earnest cary on the basis of the version of herbert baldwin foster. Roman history v2 table of contents and fragments of book 12 pdf. 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.
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