DIO CASSIUS

(Cassius Dio Cocceianus)dīo kăshˈəs, c.155–235?, Roman historian and administrator, b. Nicaea in Bithynia. He was a grandson of Dio Chrysostom. His rise in civil and military office was steady; he became a senator (c.180), praetor (193), consul (220?), proconsul in Africa (224), legate in Dalmatia (226), legate in Pannonia (227), and consul again (229). He was a good commander, but he remained in favor more for his literary works than for his abilities in office. His great work, partially extant, was a history of Rome (written in Greek) from the earliest times until Dio Cassius' own period. Of the original 80 books, 19 survive in full. They are a reputable source for the period of the later republic and the first two centuries a.d. Dio Cassius tried earnestly to study all available sources in the light of a moderate skepticism.

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Dio Chrysostom: Politics, Letters, and Philosophy
Book by Simon Swain; Oxford University Press, 2000
Subjects: Dio--Chrysostom, Political Science--Greece--History, Speeches, Addresses, Etc., Greek--History And Criticism
...intellectual bent, Flavius Arrian and Cassius Dio,190 of operations between Romans...Mazon (1943) S6-that presents Dio (in the Euboicus : Or. 7. 33...Arrian, cf. above, n. 23. On Cassius Dio, from Nicaea, whose career spanned...
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Dante, Michelangelo, and Milton
Book by John Arthos; Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1963
Subjects: Dante Alighieri--1265-1321--Criticism And Interpretation, Fiction, Literature, Comparative--English And Italian, Literature, Comparative--Italian And English, Longinus, Cassius--Ca. 213-273, Michelangelo Buonarroti--1475-1564--Criticism And Interpretation, Milton, John--1608-1674--Criticism And Interpretation
...with which in dream and otherwise, I called him back; so little recked he of them. Her search was part of Gods: Dunque a Dio convenia con le vie sue riparar l omo a sua intera vita . Paradiso , VII , 103-4 Wherefore needs must God with his own ways...
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The Roman Triumph
Book by Mary Beard; Belknap Press, 2007
Subjects: Processions--Rome, Rites And Ceremonies--Rome, Rites And Ceremonies--Rome--Historiography, Rome--Military Antiquities, Triumph, Triumph In Art, Triumph In Literature
...but whether that was in 2 BCE (Dio Cassius 54, 31, 4) or earlier is uncertain...1936) 168-70. 51. Statue: Dio Cassius 55, 10, 3. Dress: Suetonius...discussion above, p. 70. 52. Dio Cassius 43, 44, 2; Suetonius, Jul 76...
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Studies in Classical History and Society
Book by Meyer Reinhold; Oxford University Press, 2002
...Bonn, 1867), 38 43. 27 Cassius Dio, History of Rome 53.19.4...Nature in Dio. 33 W. Ameling, Cassius Dio und Bithynien, Epigraphica Anatolica...Significance of the Speech of Maecenas in Dio Cassius, Book LII, TAPA 63 (1932...
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Roman Theatres: An Architectural Study
Book by Frank Sear; Oxford University Press, 2005
Subjects: Archaeology--Rome, Rome--Antiquities--Catalogs, Theaters--Rome
reservations about them.8? Dio Cassius tells us that for the dedication...Cicero, Ad Fam.7. i. z-4. 2 Dio Cassius 39. 38. 8- 1 - 83 Plutarch,Pompey 2. 2. 84 Dio Cassius 39. 38. 2-5. as Gellius...
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Unimpeachable Sponsors of Imperial Autocracy, or Augustus' Dream Team (Suetonius Divus Augustus 94.8-9 and Dio Cassius 45.2.2-4) *
Journal article by D. Wardle; Antichthon, Vol. 39, 2005
Subjects: Dreams
...Suetonius Divus Augustus 94.8-9 and Dio Cassius 45.2.2-4) * by D. Wardle...supernatural phenomena of Suetonius and Dio,3 the two principal mediators of...appeared to him in his dream. ... (Cassius Dio 45.2.2-4) While Octavius was...
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Matricide Revisited: Dramatic and Rhetorical Allusion in Tacitus, Suetonius and Cassius Dio
Journal article by Han Baltussen; Antichthon, Vol. 36, 2002
Subjects: Books, Historians
...Allusion in Tacitus, Suetonius and Cassius Dio by Han Baltussen Introduction A murder...inspiration for Tacitus, Suetonius and Dio. 1 will do this by spelling out...8), Suetonius (Nero 34) and Cassius Dio (Roman History 61.13, 5) each...
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The Thermo-mineral Complex at Baiae and de Balneis Puteolanis
Journal article by Fikret K. Yegul; The Art Bulletin, Vol. 78, 1996
Subjects: Archaeology, Architecture, Manuscripts, Middle Ages, Resorts & spas, Roman civilization
...illustrations, and a critical passage in Dio Cassius (Roman History, trans. E. W...or similar ensembles) was what Dio Cassius had in mind when he wrote that...Rome, 1961, II, 81-98. 32. Dio Cassius, 62.17, 62.13. See also...
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Fletcher, Massinger, and Roman Imperial Character
Journal article by John E. Curran Jr.; Comparative Drama, Vol. 43, 2009
Subjects: Drama--Criticism and interpretation, Fletcher, John (English playwright)--Criticism and interpretation, Massinger, Philip--Criticism and interpretation, Plays--Criticism and interpretation, Rollo, Duke of Normandy (Play)--Criticism and interpretation
...crocodile tears, see, for example, Dio Cassius, Dios Roman History, 9 vols., trans...Caesar," 50-52 (1:52-54); Dio, 42.34 (4:167); Rainolde...4-5), 9.3 (2:24-25); Dio, 78.6 (9:291); Eutropius...
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Spenser and the Historical Revolution: Briton Moniments and the Problem of Roman Britain
Journal article by John E. Curran Jr.; CLIO, Vol. 25, 1996
Subjects: Briton Moniments--Criticism, interpretation, etc., English literature--16th century, Historiography--Literature, Spenser, Edmund--Criticism, interpretation, etc., United Kingdom--History, 43-449 (Roman period)
...contrasted with those of Caesar, Tacitus, Dio Cassius, Herodian, and other classical historiographers...Caligula (1:473), and by and by Dio as the father of the resistance leaders...Augustus (320), Holinshed, following Dio (5:419, 6:253, 259), points...
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Hadrian and the Limits of Empire: The Emperor Hadrian Presided over the Roman Empire at Its Height, Defined Its Borders and Was One of the Most Cultured Rulers of the Ancient World. Neil Faulkner Revisits His Legacy, as the British Museum Opens a Major Exhibition on His Life and Times
Magazine article by Neil Faulkner; History Today, Vol. 58, August 2008
Subjects: British Museum--Exhibitions, Emperors--Appreciation, Emperors--Portrayals, Emperors--Powers and duties, Roman Empire, 30 BC-476 AD, Rome (Ancient state), Trajan, Emperor of Rome--Appreciation, Trajan, Emperor of Rome--Portrayals, Trajan, Emperor of Rome--Powers and duties
...tangible form: I bestow upon you a largesse. The historian Dio Cassius gives us to believe that such attentiveness was typical...invaded Iraq twenty years before. According to Cassius Dio, fifty fortresses and 1,000 villages had been destroyed...
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Emperor Septimius Severus Dies at York: February 4th 211
Magazine article by Richard Cavendish; History Today, Vol. 61, February 2011
Subjects: Emperors--Death of, Severus, Lucius Septimius--Death of
...arthritis, he led an invasion of Caledonia (Scotland), whose inhabitants, according to the contemporary historian Dio Cassius, lived naked in tents and had their women in common. The mythical Celtic hero Fingal was afterwards credited with...
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Recreating Pompey for Modern Eyes
Magazine article by Cynthia Barnes; Humanities, Vol. 25, July 2004
Subjects: Archaeology, Historic buildings & sites, History, Roman civilization, Theaters & cinemas
...Mediterranean basin. The grandeur of the theater and the sumptuous occasions held there astounded contemporary Romans. Dio Cassius reported on the reception Nero gave the Armenian king, Tiridates I: Not merely the stage but the whole interior of...
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Ruling Britannia: Archaeologist Miles Russell Describes Recent Discoveries Which Overturn Accepted Views about the Roman Invasion of Britain
Magazine article by Miles Russell; History Today, Vol. 55, August 2005
Subjects: Archaeology--Discovery and exploration, Excavations (Archaeology)--Research, Excavations (Archaeology)--United Kingdom, Roman Conquest of Britain, 43--Research, Roman antiquities--Discovery and exploration
...and were being punished. Others believe the event was a sign of his growing insanity. However, the Roman historian Dio Cassius observes that Caligula was primarily aggrieved at his lieutenants who won some slight success in the war against Britain...
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Hollywood's Ancient Worlds
Magazine article by Caroline Vout; History Today, Vol. 59, January 2009
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, Hollywood's Ancient Worlds (Nonfiction work)--Book reviews
...Esquiline Hill in Rome, which shows him in the guise of Hercules, or indeed his portrayal in primary sources such as Dio Cassius, Herodian and the Augustan History. There, his inadequacies as emperor are made manifest through his slavish adherence...
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A Truly Grim Fairy Tale; Terrifying: The Prince and Princess in the Singing Ringing Tree. Inset: The Evil Dwarf
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), January 2, 2009
...London, she set off west to seek out and destroy the Roman army under the command of Suetonius. The Roman historians, Dio Cassius and Tacitus, writing at the time, put the number of the British army as 230,000. Even allowing for mass exaggeration...
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THE UGLY TRUTH ABOUT CLEOPATRA; Ambitious, Devious and Ruthless, She Seduced Caesar to Become the Most Powerful Woman in the Ancient World. but, as a New Book Reveals, She Was No Liz Taylor. BOOK OF THE WEEK
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), July 23, 2010
Subjects: Book publishing, Books, Weidenfeld & Nicolson Ltd., Women executives
...were both Greeks: Plutarch and Cassius Dio. The prime source was Plutarch...presence and charm of conversation. Cassius Dio says she was of surpassing beauty...the assassins led by Brutus and Cassius at Philippi, Antony sent for Cleopatra...
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Blood Brothers Obsessed with Their Mothers. Sexually depraved.And Convinced They Ere Artistic Geniuses. A New TV Documentary Reveals the Astonishing Links between Hitler and Nero - the Roman Emperor Who Matched Him Atrocity for Atrocity
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), September 16, 2006
Subjects: Hitler, Adolf
...his friends would, according to the Roman historian Cassius Dio, without let or hindrance have intercourse with any...mistress who closely resembled his mother and, according to Cassius Dio, when he toyed with the girl herself or displayed her...
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The Incredible Archaeological Detective Story That Led from 73 Mutilated Skeletons in York to the Man Who Murdered His Brother and Seduced His Mother in His Quest to Become Emperor of Rome
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), April 1, 2006
...him all the more despicable. The contemporary historian Cassius Dio, a Roman senator, records: Since many soldiers and athletes...Caracalla arranged for centurions to stab him to death. As Dio records: She saw her son perishing in the most impious...
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Recounting Savage Battles, Victories of Ancient Rome with Caesar's Help
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, March 3, 2002
Subjects: Caesar, Julius, Rome, Italy
...duty scribbled while hanging on. Polybius, Plutarch and Tacitus are the principal historians; Appian, Suetonius and Cassius Dio are less reliable but useful for Mr. Dando-Collins in tracking the legions of the period. Then there is Josephus...
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encyclopedia articles on: Dio Cassius  - 5 results

 
 
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Dio Cassius
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
DIO CASSIUS (Cassius Dio Cocceianus)dio kash s, c.155 235?, Roman historian and administrator...history of Rome (written in Greek) from the earliest times until Dio Cassius own period. Of the original 80 books, 19 survive in full. They...
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Cassius Dio Cocceianus
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
CASSIUS DIO COCCEIANUS see Dio Cassius . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Greek Literature, Ancient
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Among the greatest writers of this period were the historians Polybius , Josephus , and Dio Cassius ; the biographer Plutarch ; the philosophers Philo and Dio Chrysostom ; and the novelist Lucian . One great Roman work produced under Greek influence...
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History
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...of Thucydides was early in the ascendant, and the two important Greek historians of the Roman period, Polybius and Dio Cassius , more or less modeled themselves on that master. The Roman historian Livy was more of a teller of tales, and he invoked...
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Rome , City, Italy
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...is the only comprehensive work. Other great Roman historians were Julius Caesar, Tacitus , Suetonius , Polybius , Dio Cassius , and Josephus . The works of Mommsen and Edward Gibbon are monumental. General works on ancient Rome include those...


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