Cassius Dio: The Augustan Settlement - Roman History 53.1–55.9

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Cassius Dio: The Augustan Settlement - Roman History 53.1–55.9Aris & Phillips Classical Texts 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 Dios text; it includes Dios

and in this detailed

αλλά αστείρευτη η φαντασία τους

They both wrote an Apology and a Symposium

and also with the important Sallustian topic of virtus and the development of the ideology of the 'new man'

In 'Borystheniticus' (36)

whom he represents as seeking vengeance as a lover spurned by his client

Thus the reader observes Cicero at work in both constructive and skeptical modes as well as his art of characterizing speakers

για μια ακόμη φορά εστιάζει την προσοχή του αναγνώστη του στα μεγάλα προβλήματα της εποχής μας

without the participation of the famous Miss Marple

and for Achilles himself

a measure of its success

The edition is intended for use by senior school and undergraduate students