Project Gutenberg 2006-03-24 Public domain in the USA. 441 Cassius Dio Cocceianus Dio Cassius Cocceianus Dion Cassius Cocceianus Cassio Dione Dio, Cassius Lucio Cassio Dione Foster, Herbert Baldwin 1874 1906 Dio's Rome, Volume 1 An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek during the Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus: and Now Presented in English Form Reading ease score: 64.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. E-text prepared by Ted Garvin, Linda Cantoni, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Dio's Rome, Volume 1" by Cassius Dio Cocceianus is a historical account likely composed in the early 3rd century AD. This work provides a comprehensive narrative of Roman history from the foundations of the republic to the reign of Emperor Alexander Severus, focusing primarily on the events during the turbulent times of Septimius Severus, Geta, Caracalla, and others. It deals with the sociopolitical dynamics and significant events of ancient Rome, promising an insightful examination of the empire's complexity. The opening of "Dio's Rome" introduces the reader to the historical context and the ambitions of the author, Cassius Dio, a Roman senator and historian. It outlines the genesis of Dio's monumental work, describing his initial foray into writing and the extensive research he conducted over many years to document Roman events. The early chapters delve into the legends of Aeneas and the establishment of Rome, discussing the foundational myths and early conflicts that shaped its history. Dio sets the stage for a narrative that emphasizes both the grandeur and the eventual decline of Roman political life, weaving in accounts that blend mythological origins with factual history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Rome -- History DG Text Classical Antiquity Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General 658440 658298 2024-10-08T06:04:18.797744 2023-09-08T08:06:22.560777 text/html text/html 669488 2006-03-24T17:28:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 228407 2006-03-24T17:29:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 312087 2024-10-08T06:04:31.307664 application/epub+zip 319181 2024-10-08T06:04:22.742686 application/epub+zip 303074 2024-10-08T06:04:21.127728 application/epub+zip 576052 2024-10-08T06:04:37.187629 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 536826 2024-10-08T06:04:29.971656 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 443368 2022-09-08T14:22:54.151024 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 576182 576091 2024-10-08T06:04:17.351754 2023-09-08T08:06:21.178795 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 575753 2006-03-24T17:25:27 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 222532 2006-03-24T17:25:27 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 576455 2006-03-24T17:25:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 222457 2006-03-24T17:25:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22090 2024-10-08T06:04:37.332612 application/rdf+xml 13834 2024-10-08T06:04:21.707697 image/jpeg 3495 2024-10-08T06:04:21.413688 image/jpeg 296075 2024-10-08T06:04:18.848736 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia