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Dio Cassius

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Dio Cassius (Cassius Dio Cocceianus) , c.155-235?, Roman historian and administrator, b. Nicaea in Bithynia. He was a grandson of Dio Chrysostom. His rise in civil and military office was steady; he became a senator (c.180), praetor (193), consul (220?), proconsul in Africa (224), legate in Dalmatia (226), legate in Pannonia (227), and consul again (229). He was a good commander, but he remained in favor more for his literary works than for his abilities in office. His great work, partially extant, was a history of Rome (written in Greek) from the earliest times until Dio Cassius' own period.... Read more
Cassius Dio Cocceianus
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Caledonii
...including Lucan, Martial, Ptolemy, Dio Cassius, and several lesser authors. Xiphilinus...x2018;one of many leaders’. If Dio Cassius is to be believed Calgacus would...for leadership for his boldness. Dio praised the ability of the Caledonians... Read more

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