Emperors and political culture in Cassius Dio's Roman history / edited by Caillan Davenport, Macquarie University, Christopher Mallan, University of Western Australia.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Davenport, Caillan, 1981- editor, author.

Mallan, Christopher Thomas, 1986- editor, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cassius Dio Cocceianus. Roman history.

Cassius Dio Cocceianus.

Emperors--Rome--Historiography.

Emperors.

Political culture--Rome--Historiography.

Political culture.

Rome--Politics and government--30 B.C.-284 A.D.

Rome.

Rome--History--Empire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 357 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2021.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 23 Jul 2021).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-108-91823-9

1-108-91849-2

1-108-92301-1