- Description
- 1 online resource (viii, 258 pages)
- Summary
- Cassius Dio described his own age as one of 'iron and rust'? This study, which is the first of its kind in English, examines the decline and decay that Cassius Dio diagnosed in this period (180-229 CE) through an analysis of the author's historiographic method and narrative construction. It shows that the final books were a crucial part of Dio's work, and it explains how Dio approached a period that he considered unworthy of history in view of his larger historiographic project.
- Series Statement
- Historiography of Rome and its empire, 2468-2314 ; volume 18
- Uniform Title
- Age of iron and rust (Online)
- Historiography of Rome and its empire ; v. 18.
- Alternative Title
- Age of iron and rust (Online)
- Cassius Dio and the history of his time
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-231) and indexes.
- Access (note)
- Access restricted to authorized users.
- Contents
- Cassius Dio in the age of iron and rust -- Cassius Dio's literary career -- Cassius Dio and the historiographic tradition -- Cassius dio and the Roman monarchy -- Marcus Aurelius, Commodus, and historical method in Cassius Dio's contemporary history -- The depiction of Septimius Severus : content and structure -- Mixed depictions : pertinax, Septimius Severus, and Macrinus -- Caracalla and the limits of dynastic succession -- The re-creation of the Severan dynasty : from Macrinus to Severus Alexander -- Out of the dust and slaughter.
- ISBN
- 9789004541122
- LCCN
- 2023900240
- OCLC
- ssj0002918778
- Author
Scott, Andrew G.
- Title
An age of iron and rust [electronic resource] : Cassius Dio and the history of his time / by Andrew G. Scott.
- Imprint
Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2023]
- Series
Historiography of Rome and its empire, 2468-2314 ; volume 18
Historiography of Rome and its empire ; v. 18.
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-231) and indexes.
- Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
- Connect to:
- Chronological Term
284-476