Dio's Rome, Volume 2
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Who it's for
A good fit for
- Students of ancient Western history needing primary material to supplement coursework
- Deep readers interested in the politics of the late Republic and early Empire
- History enthusiasts wishing to practice reading English historiographical texts
- Researchers needing public-domain sources for citation and comparison
Not a good fit for
- General readers hoping for light introductory stories; the text is dense
- Readers unaccustomed to English translations and classical rhetorical style
- Beginners expecting modern scholarly annotation and introductions
Reading tips
- First read a modern general history overview of the period covered by Volume 2, then enter the primary text to lower the threshold of understanding.
- Prepare a chronology of figures and events, annotating as you read to clarify Dio's narrative order.
- When encountering key judgments, compare with other classical sources, recording differences rather than accepting wholesale.
- Select chapters relevant to your current course or research for close reading; linear progress through the whole is not required.
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About the author
Cassius Dio Cocceianus, also known as Dio Cassius, was a Roman statesman and historian of Greek descent on his mother's side, born in Nicaea in Bithynia. He served as a senator, held the consulship twice, around 205 and in 229, and governed Africa and Pannonia. Writing in Greek, he composed the eighty-book Roman History, covering the period from Aeneas' arrival in Italy down to 229 CE; it is an important source for the late Republic and early Empire. Six of his works are held in the collection, mostly volume editions of the Roman History, showing its continued transmission. Public information on his life is limited, and readers may best appreciate this universal history as a systematic ancient account of political change and imperial rise and fall.
