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Dio Cassius (cassius Dio), C. 150-235 Ce, Was Born In Bithynia. Little Of His Roman History Survives, But Missing Portions Are Partly Supplied From Elsewhere And There Are Many Excerpts. Dio's Work Is A Vital Source For The Last Years Of The Roman Republic And The First Four Roman Emperors. Dio Cassius (cassius Dio), Circa 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 Al
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- Author
- with an English translation by Earnest Cary, on the basis of the version of Herbert Baldwin Foster
- Publisher
- Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press ; London: W. Heinemann
- Published
- 1927
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780674991958
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Reference, History
- Rating
- 4.11 / 5 (25 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14