Emperors and political culture in Cassius Dio's Roman history
- ISBN: 9781108926232
- Editorial: Cambridge University Press
- Fecha de la edición: 2023
- Lugar de la edición: Cambridge. Reino Unido
- Encuadernación: Rústica
- Medidas: 24 cm
- Nº Pág.: 371
- Idiomas: Inglés
The Roman History of Cassius Dio provides one of the most important continuous narratives of the early Roman empire, spanning the inception of the Principate under Augustus to the turbulent years of the Severan Dynasty. It has been a major influence on how scholars have thought about Roman imperial history, from the Byzantine period down to the present day, as well as being a work of considerable literary sophistication and merit. This book, the product of an international collaborative project, brings together thirteen chapters written by scholars based in Europe, North America, and Australia. They offer new approaches to Dio's representation of Roman emperors, their courtiers, and key political constituencies such as the army and the people, as well as the literary techniques he uses to illuminate his narrative, from speeches to wonder narratives.
Vox populi, vox mea? information, evaluation and public opinion in Dio's account of the Principate / Adam Kemezis
News, rumour, and the political culture of the Roman imperial monarchy in the "Roman history" / Caillan Davenport
Literary and documentary sources in Dio's narrative of the Roman emperors / Cesare Letta
'Now comes the greatest marvel of all!' (79[78].8.2): Dio's Roman emperors and the incredible / Rhiannon Ash
Cassius Dio's funeral speech for Augustus: sources, rhetoric, messages / Christina T. Kuhn
'...but he possessed a most singular nature': Cassius Dio on Tiberius / Christopher Mallan
An emperor's war on Greece: Cassius Dio's Nero / Shushma Malik
War and peace: imperial leadership in Dio's second-century narrative / Caillan Davenport
'The people' and Cassius Dio / Monica Hellstr om
Citizenship, enfranchisement, and honour in Cassius Dio / Myles Lavan
The company they keep: emperors and their associates / Barbara Saylor Rodgers
Dio and his friends: autobiography and biography in Dio's contemporary narrative / Christopher Mallan
The reception of Cassius Dio's imperial narrative in Byzantium (tenth-twelfth centuries) / Alicia Simpson
Epilogue: And now...? / Christopher Pelling
