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The Intellectual Climate of Cassius Dio: Greek and Roman Pasts (Historiography of Rome and Its Empire, 14)
This volume addresses the intellectual and political contexts that produced Cassius Dio's (c. 160c. 230 CE) massive and indispensable synthesis of Roman history. Contributors examine the literary influences, cultural identity and political ideologies of this much read but enigmatic author.