Cassius Dio: The Augustan Settlement

Cassius Dio: The Augustan Settlement

LatinPaperback / softback
Cassius, Dio
Liverpool University Press
EAN: 9780856683848
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Dio Cassius, too often consulted just as a historical source, was an historian of considerable interest and originality – at once a Greek man of letters and a late representative of the Roman tradition of senatorial historical writing. For the reign of Augustus his history is the fullest account to survive. This edition covers the years 28 to 5 BC, after which there are substantial gaps in Dio’s text; it includes Dio’s extended discussion of the constitutional settlement of 27 BC and the imperial system it inaugurated. The notes discuss the historical subject matter and Dio’s treatment of it; particular attention is paid to the way Dio shaped his material in the light of his own values and interests. The introduction deals with Dio’s life, the character of his history, and his view of Augustus. Ancient Greek text with facing-page English translation, introduction and commentary.
EAN 9780856683848
ISBN 0856683841
Binding Paperback / softback
Publisher Liverpool University Press
Publication date December 1, 1990
Pages 272
Language Latin
Dimensions 210 x 147
Country United Kingdom
Readership Professional & Scholarly
Authors CASSIUS, DIO
Illustrations 9 b&w maps
Edition First published in the UK in 1990. Reprinted with corrections 2007.
Series Aris & Phillips Classical Texts
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