| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 357 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Vox populi, vox mea? information, evaluation and public opinion in Dio's account of the Principate / Adam Kemezis -- News, rumour, and the political culture of the Roman imperial monarchy in the "Roman history" / Caillan Davenport -- Literary and documentary sources in Dio's narrative of the Roman emperors / Cesare Letta -- 'Now comes the greatest marvel of all!' (79[78].8.2): Dio's Roman emperors and the incredible / Rhiannon Ash -- Cassius Dio's funeral speech for Augustus : sources, rhetoric, messages / Christina T. Kuhn -- '...but he possessed a most singular nature' : Cassius Dio on Tiberius / Christopher Mallan -- An emperor's war on Greece : Cassius Dio's Nero / Shushma Malik -- War and peace : imperial leadership in Dio's second-century narrative / Caillan Davenport -- 'The people' and Cassius Dio / Monica Hellström -- Citizenship, enfranchisement, and honour in Cassius Dio / Myles Lavan -- The company they keep : emperors and their associates / Barbara Saylor Rodgers -- Dio and his friends : autobiography and biography in Dio's contemporary narrative / Christopher Mallan -- The reception of Cassius Dio's imperial narrative in Byzantium (tenth-twelfth centuries) / Alicia Simpson -- Epilogue: And now...? / Christopher Pelling |
| Summary |
"The Roman History of Cassius Dio provides one of the most important continuous narratives of the early Roman empire, spanning the inception of the Principate under Augustus to the turbulent years of the Severan Dynasty. It has been a major influence on how scholars have thought about Roman imperial history, from the Byzantine period down to the present day, as well as being a work of considerable literary sophistication and merit. This book, the product of an international collaborative project, brings together thirteen chapters written by scholars based in Europe, North America, and Australia. They offer new approaches to Dio's representation of Roman emperors, their courtiers, and key political constituencies such as the army and the people, as well as the literary techniques he uses to illuminate his narrative, from speeches to wonder narratives"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 27, 2021) |
| Subject |
Cassius Dio Cocceianus. Roman history.
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| SUBJECT |
Roman history (Cassius Dio Cocceianus) fast |
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Emperors -- Rome -- Historiography
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Political culture -- Rome -- Historiography
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HISTORY / Ancient / General.
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Emperors -- Historiography
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Political culture -- Historiography
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Politics and government
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| SUBJECT |
Rome -- Politics and government -- 30 B.C.-284 A.D. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85115182
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Rome -- History -- Empire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85115127
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| Subject |
Rome (Empire)
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Davenport, Caillan, 1981- editor, author.
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Mallan, Christopher Thomas, 1986- editor, author.
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| LC no. |
2021025019 |
| ISBN |
9781108923019 |
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1108923011 |
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