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Dio Cassius (Cassius Dio Cocceianus) (dīo kăsh`əs), 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. Dio Cassius ?155--?230 ad, Roman historian. His History of Rome covers the period of Rome's transition from Republic to Empire How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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We begin, then, with a quote from Dio Cassius produced during the Augustan age. The Emperor then was Antoninus Pius (138-161), described by the third-century pagan historian Dio Cassius as "showing the Christians great respect. When, in 13 CE, a statue was erected celebrating and personifying the Justice of Augustus, it was simply part of the policy of getting as near as possible to deifying the emperor while he was still alive (indeed, Dio Cassius claims that Octavian deliberately employed "Augustus" to signify that he was more than human (53. |
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