An age of iron and rust Cassius Dio and the history of his time

Cassius Dio described his own age as one of “iron and rust.” This study, which is the first of its kind in English, examines the decline and decay that Cassius Dio diagnosed in this period (180-229 CE) through an analysis of the author’s historiographic method and narrative construction. It shows th...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Scott, Andrew G.
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Leiden ; Boston Brill [2023]
Zusammenfassung:
Cassius Dio described his own age as one of “iron and rust.” This study, which is the first of its kind in English, examines the decline and decay that Cassius Dio diagnosed in this period (180-229 CE) through an analysis of the author’s historiographic method and narrative construction. It shows that the final books were a crucial part of Dio’s work, and it explains how Dio approached a period that he considered unworthy of history in view of his larger historiographic project
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1 Online-Ressource (VIII, 258 Seiten)
Textdatei
Schriftenreihe:
Historiography of Rome and its empire ; volume 18
ISBN:
9789004541122
DOI:
10.1163/9789004541122
Schlagworte:
Cassius Dio 163-235 Historia Romana
Civil war
Historiography
Violence
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