Roman history, volume vii, books 5660 loeb classical library no. Cassius dio s roman history is the culmination of 22 years of research and labor. 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 published 80 volumes of history on ancient rome, beginning with the arrival of aeneas in italy. The mystery of christian power vladimir moss, author. Dio cassius, also spelled dion cassius or in byzantine sources dio cocceianus, in full lucius cassius dio, born c. See all books authored by cassius dio, including the roman history. Cassius dio books list of books by author cassius dio. The reign of augustus, and the historians of ancient rome, and more on.
Historian cassius dio wrote, at first the soldiers, supposing that he was someone else or perhaps had something worth taking. Dio covers 1,400 years, from the story of aeneas and the mythic founding of rome up to ad 229, during dio s own life. Cassius dio cocceianus, historiae romanae, book 53, chapter 1. The only part of dios history with any intrinsic value in this analysis was the speech he inserted into the mouth of maecenas in book 52, which has been seen. Whether a book is in the public domain may vary country to country. He held high offices, becoming a close friend of several emperors. Public domain books are our gateways to the past, representing a wealth of history, culture. Featured texts all books all texts latest this just in. Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the internet. Cassius dio, human nature and the late roman republic. Calameo the mystery of christian power vladimir moss. The volumes documented the subsequent founding of rome 753 bc, the formation of the republic 509 bc, and the.
Publishing platform for digital magazines, interactive publications and online catalogs. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Rome in the first century was carefully chronicled by roman historians, particularly tacitus, suetonius and dio cassius that is why we know so much about it. The contemporary books of cassius dios roman history are known to the extent that they are read for their anecdotal quality and lack of interpretive. 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. Convert documents to beautiful publications and share them worldwide. The following is contained in the fiftythird of dios rome. On the death of his father roman governor of cilicia he went in 180.