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Full Description
This volume in the LACTOR Sourcebooks in Ancient History series offers generous selections from Cassius Dio's account of the Julio Claudians, with accompanying maps, appendices and a thorough, contextualising Introduction. It provides for the needs of students at schools and universities who are studying ancient history in English translation and has been written and reviewed by experienced teachers.
Contents
1. Dio: Greek aristocrat and Roman politician; 2. Dio and the writing of history, c. A.D. 200; 3. The nature of Dio's history; 4. The purpose of Dio's history; 5. Conclusion: Dio's value as a historical source; 6. Cassius Dio, Roman History, Books 58-63: Selections; 7. Historical commentary.