Dio cassius roman history loeb classical library in 9. He published 80 volumes of history on ancient rome, beginning with the. Dio cassius roman history 9 books 7180 with indices. On the death of his father roman governor of cilicia he went in 180 to rome, entered the senate, and under the emperor commodus was an advocate. Roman history, volume vii, books 56 60 loeb classical library no. Roman history, volume ix, books 7180 loeb classical library no. The volumes documented the subsequent founding of rome 753 bc, the formation of the republic 509 bc, and the. Roman history v2 table of contents and fragments of book 12. Pdf speech in cassius dios roman history, books 1 35. Composed over 22 years, the monumental work provides modern readers with an intriguing perspective on roman history. The missing portions are partly supplied, for the earlier gaps by zonaras, who relies. Roman history, volume vii dio cassius harvard university press.
Roman history by cassius cocceianus dio and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. He held high offices, becoming a close friend of several emperors. Roman history, volume viii, books 6170 loeb classical library no. He published 80 volumes of history on ancient rome, beginning with the arrival of aeneas in italy. Dio cassius roman history loeb classical library in 9 volumes, with greek and english translation by ernest cary. Dio cassius, also spelled dion cassius or in byzantine sources dio cocceianus, in full lucius cassius dio, born c. Of the eighty books of dio s great work roman history, covering the era from the legendary landing of aeneas in italy to the reign of alexander severus 222235 ce, we possess books 36 60 36 and 55 60 have gaps, which cover the years 68 bce 47 ce.
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