Emperors and Political Culture in Cassius Dio's Roman History

ISBN-13: 9781108831000 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 348 str.

Caillan Davenport; Christopher Mallan

Opis

A historical and historiographical study of the historian Cassius Dio and his account of political culture under the Roman Empire.

Recenzje

'Davenport and Mallan have produced an essential and enormously important volume that will be required reading for any specialist who wishes to approach the work of Dion. ' Gustavo Vivas García, Bryn Mawr Classical Review

Spis treści

Introduction: Cassius Dio: The Senator and his Caesars Caillan Davenport and Christopher Mallan; Part I. Imperial and Political Narratives: 1. Vox Populi, Vox Mea? Information, Evaluation and Public Opinion in Dio's Account of the Principate Adam Kemezis; 2. News, Rumour, and the Political Culture of the Roman Imperial Monarchy in the Roman History Caillan Davenport; 3. Literary and Documentary Sources in Dio's Narrative of the Roman Emperors Cesare Letta; 4. 'Now Comes the Greatest Marvel of All!' (79[78].8.2): Dio's Roman Emperors and the Incredible Rhiannon Ash; Part II. Emperors and Biographies: 5. Cassius Dio's Funeral Speech for Augustus: Sources, Rhetoric, Messages Christina T. Kuhn; 6. '... but he possessed a most singular nature': Cassius Dio on Tiberius Christopher Mallan; 7. An Emperor's War on Greece: Cassius Dio's Nero Shushma Malik; 8. War and Peace: Imperial Leadership in Dio's Second-Century Narrative Caillan Davenport; III. Political Groups and Political Culture: 9. 'The People' and Cassius Dio Monica Hellström; 10. Citizenship, Enfranchisement, and Honour in Cassius Dio Myles Lavan; 11. The Company They Keep: Emperors and their Associates Barbara Saylor Rodgers; 12. Dio and his Friends: Autobiography and Biography in Dio's Contemporary Narrative Christopher Mallan; IV. Reception and Reflection: 13. The Reception of Cassius Dio's Imperial Narrative in Byzantium (Tenth – Twelfth Centuries) Alicia Simpson.