Compared to well-written ancient histories by Tacitus, Suetonius or Ammianus Marcellinus, Cassius Dio's history of the reign of Augustus is a great disappointment. Cassius Dio was a Greek (c. AD) who wrote the history about AD. Although Dio was well educated, his approach is far less methodical and tends to focus on what would now be called "urban legends."Cited by: The Roman History: The Reign of Augustus. The Roman History.: Cassius Dio Cocceianus. Penguin, - History - pages. 0 Reviews. Augustus Caesar, Germany: 69 rows · The Author For the little we know of Dio, filled out with a bit of reasonable conjecture, as well .
Augustus Caesar, the first emperor of Rome (27 BC-AD 14), brought peace and prosperity to his city after decades of savage civil war. This selection from Cassius Dio's 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 Rome's year-old republic, and Augustus' subsequent. Following Rome's long road to peace after decades of civil war, Cassius Dio provides the fullest account of the reign of the first emperor in Books 50 through 60 of his Roman History. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. Severus Alexander. Like Arrian of Nicomedia and Appian of Alexandria, Cassius Dio (c) was a Greek by birth and a Roman by conviction, and one of the great historians of www.doorway.ru belonged to a wealthy family (Dio Chrysostom was his grandfather) and became a senator during the reign of Commodus, was made consul by Septimius Severus (), served as governor in Asia, Africa (), and.
The brief reign of Nerva, then the longer reign of Trajan, who proves to be an excellent man (according to Dio and everyone else). The Dacian Wars end in the subjugation of Dacia. More moderately successful campaigns in Armenia and Parthia. A major earthquake in Antioch. The unsuccessful siege of Hatra. Trajan dies of uncertain causes. Augustus Caesar, the first emperor of Rome (27 BC AD 14), brought peace and prosperity to his city. Compared to well-written ancient histories by Tacitus, Suetonius or Ammianus Marcellinus, Cassius Dio's history of the reign of Augustus is a great disappointment. Cassius Dio was a Greek (c. AD) who wrote the history about AD. Although Dio was well educated, his approach is far less methodical and tends to focus on what would now be called "urban legends.".
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