Book contents
- Emperors and Political Culture in Cassius Dio’s Roman History
- Emperors and Political Culture in Cassius Dio’s Roman History
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Contributors
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Introduction Cassius Dio
- I Imperial and Political Narratives
- II Emperors and Biographies
- III Political Groups and Political Culture
- IV Reception and Reflection
- Bibliography
- Index
Introduction - Cassius Dio
The Senator and His Caesars
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 23 July 2021
Book contents
- Emperors and Political Culture in Cassius Dio’s Roman History
- Emperors and Political Culture in Cassius Dio’s Roman History
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Contributors
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Introduction Cassius Dio
- I Imperial and Political Narratives
- II Emperors and Biographies
- III Political Groups and Political Culture
- IV Reception and Reflection
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
This chapter begins by contextualizing Cassius Dio’s Roman History in the political and literary culture of Severan Rome. From there, it introduces the major themes of this volume, namely the idea of Roman political culture under the Principate, Cassius Dio’s understanding of this culture, and the reception of Dio’s construction of Roman imperial culture after antiquity.
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- Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021