Research Catalog

Title

Cassius Dio, Roman history : books 57 and 58 (the reign of Tiberius) / translated with introduction and commentary by C.T. Mallan.

Author

Cassius Dio Cocceianus

Publication

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2020.

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Details

Additional Authors

Mallan, Christopher Thomas, 1986-

Description

xii, 402 pages; 22 cm.

Summary

"This volume provides a new translation of Books 57 and 58 of Cassius Dio's Roman History and the 'fragments' of these books preserved in later Byzantine epitomes, as well as the first English language commentary to examine them in their entirety. Dio's Roman History covers almost 1,000 years from the founding of Rome up to the early third century AD, with Books 57 and 58 focusing on the reign of the emperor Tiberius (AD 14-37): his account of this period is one of the most important to have survived from antiquity, not least as it preserves a historiographical tradition in some ways distinct from that of Tacitus and Suetonius. These books also reveal something of his authorial preoccupations and present a glimpse into the mind of the historian, and especially into his understanding of the mechanics of imperial government. The focus of the commentary is both historical and historiographical, in so far as it aims to illuminate not only issues arising from Dio's account of the Tiberian principate, but also to reveal the unity of his work and literary programme: a series of appendices complement the analysis by providing discussion of some of the key historical problems surrounding Dio and the reign of Tiberius. The translation (the first since the Loeb Classical Library edition of E. Cary) aims for both clarity and accuracy, and particular care has been taken to separate the various textual traditions that have been used to reconstruct the lost portions of Dio's text. An accompanying general Introduction offers an accessible overview of Cassius Dio's approach to history based on the latest research in the field, and will be of particular use to graduate and undergraduate students coming to the text for the first time"--

Series Statement

Clarendon ancient history

Uniform Title

• Roman history. Selections. English
• Clarendon ancient history series.

Alternative Title

Roman history.

Subject

• 14-37
• Rome > History > Tiberius, 14-37
• Rome (Empire)

Genre/Form

History.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Machine generated contents note: I. Cassius Dio: The Senatorial Historian -- II. The Roman Historian At Work: The Reign Of Tiberius -- II.i. Sources for the reign of Tiberius -- II.ii. Method of composition -- II.iii. The shaping of material and the personality of the historian -- II.iv. Conclusion -- III. The Transmission Of The Text Of The Roman History -- III.i. Notes on the text and translation in this commentary -- Translation Of Book 57 -- Translation Of Book 58 -- Commentary On Book 57 -- Commentary On Book 58 -- Appendixes -- I. Dio's literary career -- II. Dio and the chronology of August-October AD 14 -- III. Senatorial business in September AD 14 -- IV. The family of Tiberius.

Call Number

JFD 21-2268

ISBN

• 9780198797890
• 0198797893

LCCN

2020009610

OCLC

1142948425

Author

Cassius Dio Cocceianus, author.

Title

Cassius Dio, Roman history : books 57 and 58 (the reign of Tiberius) / translated with introduction and commentary by C.T. Mallan.

Publisher

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2020.

Edition

First edition.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Clarendon ancient history

Clarendon ancient history series.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chronological Term

14-37

Added Author

Mallan, Christopher Thomas, 1986- translator, editor.

Research Call Number

JFD 21-2268