Roman history

Author(s)

• Cassius Dio Cocceianus
• Cary, Earnest, b. 1879
• Foster, Herbert Baldwin

Bibliographic Information

Roman history

Dio Cassius ; with an English translation by Earnest Cary, on the basis of the version of Herbert Baldwin Foster

（The Loeb classical library, 37, 53, 66, 83, 175-177 . Dio Cassius ; 2-4,6-9）

Harvard University Press, 1994- printing

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Other Title

Dio's Roman history

Note

Contents: 2. Books XII-XXXV. -- 3. Books XXXVI-XL. -- 4. Books XLI-XLV. -- 6. Books LI-LV. -- 7. Books LVI-LX. -- 8. Books LXI-LXX. -- 9. Books LXXI-LXXX

Reprint. First published 1917-1925 entitled "Dio's Roman history"

Greek and English on opposite pages

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

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.

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Details

• NCID: BA26288994
• ISBN:
  • 0674990412
  • 0674990595
  • 0674990730
  • 0674990927
  • 0674991931
  • 0674991958
  • 0674991966
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: enggrc
• Place of Publication: Cambridge, Mass.
• Pages/Volumes: v.
• Size: 17 cm
• Classification:
  • NDC7 : 232
  • NDC7 : 089.1
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00254115