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 constructi...

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Main Author: Scott, Andrew G. ca. 20./21. Jh (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Leiden ; Boston Brill [2023]
Series:Historiography of Rome and its empire volume 18
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Online Access:UBW01
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Summary: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
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (VIII, 258 Seiten)
ISBN:9789004541122
DOI:10.1163/9789004541122

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