Cassius Dio: (Ancients in Action)
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Cassius Dio: (Ancients in Action)

Cassius Dio: (Ancients in Action)

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Jesper Majbom Madsen (Author)  

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This volume offers an introduction to the life and work of the 3rd-century-AD Greco-Roman senator and historian Cassius Dio, whose work, although imperfectly preserved in 80 books, is of fundamental importance to our understanding of Roman history. It is said that Dio is not one of the best ancient historians and his Roman history, due to its sheer size, is often imprecise and superficial in its analysis. It has also been assumed that there was no political agenda behind the work, and that Dio's principal value to us is as a reliable copyist, who mediated the works of other, and better sources. This introduction to his life and work offers a different picture. Here, Dio is presented through his Greek cultural lens as a politician with a clear vision for how Roman politics and government should be organized. Carefully selected examples will be the starting points for fresh critical analysis of Dio's work and its legacy, both in antiquity and through to the Enlightenment. The book assumes no familiarity with Cassius Dio, his writing or context. All text will be translated and suggested further reading will point readers towards avenues for more detailed study. 1 Maps
Jesper Majbom Madsen is Associate Professor in Greek and Roman History at the University of Southern Denmark, Denmark. His research interests range from historiography of the Roman Empire, and Greece under Roman rule, to Greek and Roman writers' views on Roman power. He has co-edited Cassius Dio: Greek Intellectual and Roman Politician (2016).
  • Contributor: Jesper Majbom Madsen
  • Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
  • ISBN13: 9781350033368
  • Number of Pages: 144
  • Packaged Dimensions: 138x216mm
  • Packaged Weight: 313
  • Format: Hardback
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Release Date: 2019-10-03
  • Series: Ancients in Action
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Biography: Jesper Majbom Madsen is Associate Professor in Greek and Roman History at the University of Southern Denmark, Denmark. His research interests range from historiography of the Roman Empire, and Greece under Roman rule, to Greek and Roman writers' views on Roman power. He has co-edited Cassius Dio: Greek Intellectual and Roman Politician (2016).

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