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Cassius Apronianus (father), Cassius Dio (grandchild or great-grandchild) Lucius Cassius Dio ( c. 165 – c. 235 ), [i] also known as Dio Cassius ( Greek: Δίων Κάσσιος Dion Kassios ), was a Roman historian and senator of maternal Greek origin. He published 80 volumes of the history of ancient Rome, beginning with the arrival of ...
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Dio Cassius (born c. 150, Nicaea, Bithynia [now İznik, Tur.]—died 235) was a Roman administrator and historian, the author of Romaika, a history of Rome, written in Greek, that is a most important authority for the last years of the republic and the early empire.
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Aug 10, 2020 · Definition. Cassius Dio (c. 164 - c. 229/235 CE) was a Roman politician and historian. Although he held a number of political offices with distinction, he is best known for his 80-volume Roman History. The work took 22 years to complete, was written in Attic Greek, and follows Roman history from the city 's foundation to the reign of Alexander ...
- Donald L. Wasson
Books 1-11. Dio Cassius (Cassius Dio), ca. 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.
Cassius Dio (c. 164–229) was a Greek senator who wrote an 80-book history of Rome from the foundation of the city to ad 229, covering the period from the death of Commodus to the retirement of Severus Alexander. He lived through turbulent times and used his own experience, oral evidence, and literary sources to shape his view of earlier periods.
Jun 1, 2020 · Cassius Dio (164-c.235) was a Greek by birth and a Roman by conviction, a senator, a consul, and a governor. He wrote a very important Roman History in the years 190-233, covering the period from the founding of Rome to the death of Severus Alexander. He was better than Tacitus for certain periods and had the rare distinction of being made consul for a second time.
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