Emperors and Usurpers: An Historical Commentary on Cassius Dio's Roman History

ISBN-13: 9780190879594 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 214 str.

Andrew G. Scott

Opis

Emperors and Usurpers provides an historical commentary for the final books of Cassius Dio's Roman history, with a focus on Dio's role as author and historian, his historical method, and his attitude to the Severan regime. The study elucidates Dio's account of the controversial reigns of Caracalla, Macrinus, and Elagabalus.

Recenzje

This excellent commentary on the last three books of Dio's history brings the reader to a better understanding of the historian's focus, methodology, and the system of personal experience and belief that inform the whole.

O autorze

Andrew G. Scott is Assistant Professor of Classical Studies at Villanova University.