Cassius Dio: The Augustan Settlement – Roman History 53.1–55.9 Cassius Rich

Cassius Dio: The Augustan SettlementRoman History 53.155.9\nAuthor(s): Dio Cassius, John W. Rich\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Liverpool University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Aris & Phillips Ltd\nISBN-13: 9780856683831, 978-0856683831\nSynopsis\nDio Cassius, too often consulted just as a historical source, was an historian of considerable interest and originality at once a Greek man of letters and a late representative of the Roman tradition of senatorial historical writing. For the reign of Augustus his history is the fullest account to survive. This edition covers the years 28 to 5 BC, after which there are substantial gaps in Dios text; it includes Dios extended discussion of the constitutional settlement of 27 BC and the imperial system it inaugurated. The notes discuss the historical subject matter and Dios treatment of it; particular attention is paid to the way Dio shaped his material in the light of his own values and interests. The introduction deals with Dios life.