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Greco-Roman statesman and historian (c. 155–c. 235)
Lucius Cassius Dio (c. 165 – c. 235), also known as Dio Cassius (Ancient Greek: Δίων Κάσσιος Dion Kassios), was a Roman historian and senator of maternal
Cassius_Dio
Roman emperor from 218 to 222
accounts by the contemporary senator Cassius Dio who was hostile to him, Herodian, who likely relied extensively on Dio, and the much later Historia Augusta
Elagabalus
Roman emperor from AD 37 to 41
222–223. Wiedemann 1996, p. 223. Cassius Dio, LIX.3. Barrett 2015, pp. 108, 334. Barrett 2015, pp. 307–309. Cassius Dio, LIX.10. Barrett 2015, pp. 47–48
Caligula
Roman emperor from 193 to 211
Little else is known of the young Severus's education but, according to Cassius Dio, the boy had been eager for more education than he actually received
Septimius_Severus
Roman emperor from AD 54 to 68
Cassius Dio, 63.22. Donahue, John, "Galba (68–69 A.D.)" at De Imperatoribus Romanis. Cassius Dio, 63.24. Plutarch, Galba, Galba 5. Cassius Dio, 63
Nero
Roman emperor from 177 to 192
arbitrary and capricious behaviour of the emperor himself. In the view of Cassius Dio, his accession marked the descent "from a kingdom of gold to one of iron
Commodus
Roman emperor from AD 96 to 98
suffect consul during the reign of Caligula (37–41), and Sergia Plautilla. Cassius Dio states that Nerva was an Italiot, a Greek colonist in Italy, but doesn't
Nerva
Roman emperor from AD 79 to 81
US. Cassius Dio, Roman History LXV.15 Suetonius, Lives of the Twelve Caesars, "Life of Vespasian" §24 Cassius Dio, Roman History LXVI.17 Cassius Dio, Roman
Titus
Roman emperor from 198 to 217
ancient sources portray Caracalla as a cruel tyrant; his contemporaries Cassius Dio (c. 155 – c. 235) and Herodian (c. 170 – c. 240) present him as a soldier
Caracalla
Roman emperor from AD 41 to 54
40. Cassius Dio, 50.2, 5, 12, 31. Suetonius, Claudius 34, 38. Tacitus, XII 20. Cassius Dio, 50.2,8. Suetonius, Claudius, 35–37, 39–40. Cassius Dio, 50
Claudius
Roman emperor from AD 14 to 37
University. August 2006. Cassius Dio, lviii. 28. Josephus, The Jewish War II, 9. Death of Tiberius: Tacitus Annals 6.50; Dio 58.28.1–4; Suetonius, Tiberius
Tiberius
Queen of the British Iceni tribe (d. 60/61)
Tacitus, Boudica was flogged and her daughters raped. The historian Cassius Dio wrote that previous imperial donations to influential Britons were confiscated
Boudica
Roman empress from 27 BC to AD 14
innocent of these deaths and Cassius Dio also mentions such rumours. There are also rumours mentioned by Tacitus and Cassius Dio that Livia brought about
Livia
Roman senator and general (c. 86 BC–42 BC)
avoided crushing defeat in Carrhae by listening to Cassius' advice not to invade Parthia. According to Dio, the Roman soldiers, as well as Crassus himself
Gaius_Cassius_Longinus
Roman emperor in 193
Cassius Dio, lxxiv, 11.1; Historia Augusta, Didius Julianus, 2.4, 2.6. Cassius Dio, lxxiv, 11.3; Herodian, ii.6.8. Cassius Dio, lxxiv, 11.5. Cassius Dio
Didius_Julianus
Revolt by Celtic tribes against the Romans (c. AD 60–61)
Boudica on the narratives written by the Roman historians Tacitus and Cassius Dio, which are the only surviving accounts of the battle known to exist.
Boudican_revolt
Mid-1st century AD expulsion of Jews from Rome by Emperor Claudius
in the writings of Roman historians Suetonius (c. AD 69 – c. AD 122), Cassius Dio (c. AD 150 – c. 235) and fifth-century Christian author Paulus Orosius
Claudius' expulsion of Jews from Rome
Claudius'_expulsion_of_Jews_from_Rome
Roman empress from AD 49 to 54
Nero 34. Cassius Dio, Historia Romana LXIII.11–12. Cassius Dio, Historia Romana LXIII.12. Cassius Dio, Historia Romana LXIII.13. Cassius Dio, Historia
Agrippina_the_Younger
Roman soldier and confidant of the Roman Emperor Tiberius (20 BC – AD 31)
X.67–72 Cassius Dio, Roman History LVIII.6 Cassius Dio, Roman History LVIII.7 Cassius Dio, Roman History LVIII.8 Bingham, p. 63. Cassius Dio, Roman History
Sejanus
Lover of Roman emperor Hadrian (c. 111 – 130)
History Bulletin Online Reviews. 1: 64–66. Cassius Dio pp. 444–445 Roman History. Gómez 2019, p. 230. Cassius Dio, p. 447. Lambert 1984, p. 15. R.R.R. Smith
Antinous
Undiscovered burial crypt of Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII
been made. Plutarch places the tomb near a Temple of Isis. Plutarch and Cassius Dio describe Cleopatra VII moving between her palace and the tomb in her
Tomb_of_Antony_and_Cleopatra
Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman and dramatist (c. 4 BC–AD 65)
good to say about Caligula and frequently depicts him as a monster. Cassius Dio relates a story that Caligula was so offended by Seneca's oratorical
Seneca_the_Younger
Roman combatant for entertainment
Potter 2010, p. 407. Jacobelli 2003, p. 18, citing Dio Cassius 75.16. Potter 2010, p. 407, citing Dio Cassius 75.16.1. Barton 1993, p. 66. Fox 2006, p. 576
Gladiator
Roman Egyptian general and usurper (c. 130–175)
augustalis, the prefect of Roman Egypt, from 137 to 142 AD. According to Cassius Dio, he received this post, which was one of the highest posts that an equestrian
Avidius_Cassius
Stoic philosopher, Roman emperor from 161 to 180
for the period is Cassius Dio, a Greek senator from Nicaea who wrote a history of Rome from its founding to 229 in eighty books. Dio is vital for the military
Marcus_Aurelius
Roman noblewoman, full-sister of Augustus
Cape. pp. 30–37. Plutarch, Antony 57.4-5; Cassius Dio, Roman History 50.3.2 Plutarch, Antony 87; Cassius Dio, Roman History 51.15.5 Freisenbruch, Annelise
Octavia_the_Younger
Roman senator and consul in 291
Cassius Dio (/ˈkæʃəs ˈdiːoʊ/; fl. 291–297) was a Roman senator who was appointed consul in AD 291. Cassius Dio was either the grandson or great-grandson
Cassius_Dio_(consul_291)
Roman emperor from AD 69 to 79
preface. Cassius Dio, Roman History LXVI.12 Cassius Dio, Roman History LXVI.13 Suetonius, Lives of the Twelve Caesars, Vespasian 15 Cassius Dio, Roman History
Vespasian
Twin brothers and central characters of Rome's foundation myth
ISBN 978-90-04-10709-0. Retrieved 20 November 2016. Dio Cassius (1914). Roman History I p.12-18. doi:10.4159/DLCL.dio_cassius-roman_history.1914. ISBN 9780674990364
Romulus_and_Remus
279 BC battle of the Pyrrhic War
three ancient historians: Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Plutarch, and Cassius Dio, although these historians in turn reference other historians whose work
Battle_of_Asculum
First century AD invasion of Britain by the Romans
legions are known from the sources to have been involved in the invasion. Cassius Dio mentions Gnaeus Hosidius Geta, who probably led the IX Hispana, and Vespasian's
Roman_conquest_of_Britain
Roman imperial dynasty (r 69–96 CE)
(1992), p. 142 Cassius Dio, Roman History LXVII.7 Cassius Dio, Roman History LXVIII.14 Cassius Dio, Roman History LXVI.22 Cassius Dio, Roman History LXVI
Flavian_dynasty
44 BC murder in Rome
in March 45 BC or possibly early 44 BC. According to Roman historian Cassius Dio, after the Senate had voted to bestow a large number of honours upon
Assassination of Julius Caesar
Assassination_of_Julius_Caesar
Roman emperor from AD 98 to 117
written by Arrian, has met a similar fate. Book 68 in Greek author Cassius Dio's Roman History, which survives mostly as Byzantine abridgements and epitomes
Trajan
Son of Egyptian Pharaoh Cleopatra VII
Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt. p. 332. Cassius Dio xlix. 40.2; xlix. 44.1-4; li. 16.2; Plutarch, Antony 53.12 Cassius Dio li. 21.8 Plutarch, Antony 87.1; Suetonius
Alexander_Helios
Second Jewish–Roman War (115–117 CE)
against locals rather than Roman authorities, with ancient authors such as Cassius Dio and Eusebius, as well as epigraphic evidence, reporting extreme violence
Diaspora_Revolt
Nephew of Roman emperor Augustus
(Levick 2003, p. 8), but Cassius Dio says Marcellus was immediately made aedile and Tiberius was made quaestor (Cassius Dio LVIII, 26). Augustus was ruling
Marcellus (nephew of Augustus)
Marcellus_(nephew_of_Augustus)
King of Syria from 34 to 30 BC
Verlag, Stuttgart. Plutarch, Antony 54.6-9; Cassius Dio, Roman History 49.41.1-3; Livy, periochae 131. Cassius Dio, Roman History 51.21.8 (who only says that
Ptolemy Philadelphus (son of Cleopatra)
Ptolemy_Philadelphus_(son_of_Cleopatra)
Grandson and heir of Augustus (20 BC – 4 AD)
pp. 52–54 Scullard 2013, p. 216 Wood 1999, p. 321 Cassius Dio, Roman History, LIV.8.5 Cassius Dio, Roman History, LIV.18.1 Davies & Swain 2010, p. 284
Gaius_Caesar
Fourth war between the Romans and Illyrians (35-33 B.C.)
Retrieved 2 January 2018.. Cassius Dio, XLVI, 53.2). Cassius Dio, XLIX, 35.2); Florus, II, 23). Cassius Dio, XLIX, 35.3-4). Cassius Dio, XLIX, 37.2-3). Syme
Octavian's military campaigns in Illyricum
Octavian's_military_campaigns_in_Illyricum
Roman province from 27 BC to 69/79 AD
2.24 Cassius Dio, Roman History, 54.24.3, 28.1-2 Cassius Dio, Roman History, 54.31.2-3 Suetonius, The Twelve Caesars, Tiberius, 9.2 Cassius Dio, Roman
Illyricum_(Roman_province)
Jewish rebellion against Roman rule (132–136 CE)
uncertainties. The most detailed Roman account of the revolt appears in Cassius Dio's Roman History, the work of a Roman senator and historian writing in
Bar_Kokhba_Revolt
Topics referred to by the same term
(1st century BC) Dio Chrysostom, Roman philosopher (AD 40–120) Cassius Dio, Roman historian (AD 160–230) Cassius Dio (consul 291) Dio Lequaglie (born 1963)
Dio
Son of Roman emperor Claudius (AD 41–55)
pursued charges against other equestrians in the Senate. According to Cassius Dio, Asiaticus was put to death as a favour to Messalina for his property
Britannicus
166–180 AD series of Roman wars with Danubian tribes
Abonoteichos, whose relevance to the events is uncertain. Cassius Dio, LXXII.8–10. Cassius Dio, LXXII.13–14. A branch of the Sarmatians, the Iazyges were
Marcomannic_Wars
AD 6–9 revolt in Roman province of Illyricum
49 Cassius Dio, Roman History, 29–30 Velleius Paterculus, Compendium of Roman History, 2.112.1–2 Cassius Dio, Roman History, 55.30 Cassius Dio, Roman
Bellum_Batonianum
Roman emperor in 193
sat in the Roman Senate, where he was a contemporary of the historian Cassius Dio. After the assassination of Commodus, Pertinax was chosen emperor. He
Pertinax
Roman defeat by Germanic tribes in 9 AD
citation] Historia Augusta, Marcus Aurelius, 24.5 Cassius Dio, Roman History, LXXIII, 3. Cassius Dio, "LXVII", Roman History Wolfgang Schlüter: Zwischen
Battle of the Teutoburg Forest
Battle_of_the_Teutoburg_Forest
Thracian tribe of modern northern Bulgaria and southern Romania
to the neighbouring Thracians to the south and Dacians to the north. Cassius Dio writes that the Getae are the same people as the Dacians, Getae being
Getae
Roman military standard
Augusti, 29 Cassius Dio 47, 35–36 Cassius Dio, 54.11 Velleius Paterculus, Vell. II – 97 Tacitus Annales 1, 60 Tacitus, ann. 2,25 Cassius Dio 60,8,7 Tacitus
Aquila_(Roman)
Last wife of Julius Caesar
Alexandrinus (Appian), Bellum Civile (The Civil War). Lucius Cassius Dio Cocceianus (Cassius Dio), Roman History. Smith, William, ed., (1867). Dictionary
Calpurnia_(wife_of_Caesar)
Grandson of Augustus (12 BC – AD 14)
with the rest of the equestrian youth. At these games, according to Cassius Dio, 260 lions were slaughtered in the Circus Maximus, there was gladiatorial
Agrippa_Postumus
Literary work by Seneca
satire on the Roman emperor Claudius (r. AD 41 – 54), which, according to Cassius Dio, was written by Seneca the Younger. A partly extant Menippean satire
Apocolocyntosis
Roman emperor from 117 to 138
archaeological, epigraphic and non-literary evidence used by Weber. Cassius Dio or Dio Cassius Roman History. Greek Text and Translation by Earnest Cary at internet
Hadrian
Roman emperor from 222 to 235
sources: Bassianus (Ancient Greek: Βασσιανός) according to the historian Cassius Dio, and Alexianus (Ancient Greek: Αλεξιανός) according to Herodian. "Bassianus"
Severus_Alexander
Roman noblewoman (d. 40 BC)
Dio.47.8.2. Cassius Dio.48.4.1-6. Cassius Dio.48.4.1. Cassius Dio.48. 5. 1-5. Appian. B.Civ.5.2.14 Appian. B.Civ.5.3.19. Appian.B.Civ.5.3.19. Cassius
Fulvia
Germanic people
Upper Rhine River during the 1st millennium. They are first mentioned by Cassius Dio in the context of the campaign of Roman emperor Caracalla of 213 AD,
Alemanni
Roman politician, son of Emperor Tiberius (14 BC – 23 AD)
many dedications have been found in their honor across Roman Italy. Cassius Dio calls him "Castor" in his Roman History, likening Drusus and Germanicus
Drusus_Julius_Caesar
Roman general and statesman (106–48 BC)
Mithridatic Wars, pp. 101–102. Cassius Dio, Roman History, 36.54, 37.2–5.1 Cassius Dio, Roman History, 37.5.2–5, 6. Cassius Dio, Roman History, 37.11–14.2
Pompey
Roman politician and general (83–30 BC)
According to the ancient historian Cassius Dio, Fulvia was the most powerful woman in Rome at the time. According to Dio, while Publius Servilius Vatia and
Mark_Antony
Part of the Second Jewish–Roman War
cautious with the lack of confirmation from the Greco-Roman historians Cassius Dio and Eusebius, who were the main sources for the events of the Second
Kitos_War
Ancient Roman family
Octavianus. Cassius Betillinus, mentioned by Cassius Dio, is apparently an error for Betilienus Bassus. Cassius Severus, a celebrated orator and satirical
Cassia_gens
Roman civilisation from the 8th century BC to the 5th century AD
Translated by Yonge, Charles Duke. George Bell & Sons. Cassius Dio (1914–1927) [c. 230 CE]. Dio's Roman History in nine volumes (in Greek and English).
Ancient_Rome
First 9 years of the Common Era
Retrieved 2021-03-31. Cassius Dio, The Roman Histories, Book 55, ch 26. Cassius Dio, The Roman Histories, Book 55, ch 26-27. Cassius Dio, The Roman Histories
0s
Roman Emperor Caligula's favourite horse
with an ivory manger, purple blankets and a collar of precious stones. Cassius Dio (165–235 AD) indicated that the horse was attended by servants and was
Incitatus
Roman empress from 62 to 65 AD
writers claimed Nero poisoned her, though Tacitus does not believe them. Cassius Dio claims Nero leapt upon her belly, but admitted that he did not know if
Poppaea_Sabina
Lover of Roman emperor Elagabalus
in two versions, one told by Cassius Dio and one contained in the later Historia Augusta. The contemporary historian Dio tells that Aurelius Zoticus was
Aurelius_Zoticus
Favourite and lover of Roman Emperor Elagabalus (died 222)
Emperor Elagabalus. Most of the descriptions of his life are given by Cassius Dio and the Historia Augusta. Hierocles was from Caria in Anatolia, and was
Hierocles_(charioteer)
Roman noblewoman (36 BC–AD 37)
executed while Livilla was handed over to her mother for punishment. Cassius Dio states that Antonia imprisoned Livilla in her room until she starved
Antonia_Minor
Roman temple, later church, in Rome
Antioch in Syria, though it is only mentioned by a sixth-century source. Cassius Dio, a Roman senator who wrote in Greek, speculated that the name of the
Pantheon,_Rome
Roman empress from AD 39 to 41
Twelve Caesars, "The Life of Caligula", 25. Cassius Dio, Roman History, 23. Juvenal, Satires VI.615-20 Cassius Dio, Roman History, 28. Suetonius, The Lives
Milonia_Caesonia
1st-century BC Gallic chieftain
Later accounts by Plutarch (early 2nd c. AD), Florus (2nd c. AD), and Cassius Dio (early 3rd c. AD) partly depend on Caesar's narrative. They were supplemented
Vercingetorix
bite her, but according to the Roman-era writers Strabo, Plutarch, and Cassius Dio, Cleopatra poisoned herself using either a toxic ointment or by introducing
Death_of_Cleopatra
Ancient Roman family
2. Ausonius, Epigrammata, xvi. Praef. and line 81. Cassius Dio, lxxii. 12, lxxiv. 2. Cassius Dio, lxxv. 10. Aelius Spartianus, The Life of Septimius
Julia_gens
Roman emperor from AD 81 to 96
regards to the emperor himself as a religious figure, both Suetonius and Cassius Dio allege that Domitian officially gave himself the title of Dominus et
Domitian
Early 3rd century Roman bandit leader
story of Bulla Felix is told by the Greek historian and Roman senator Cassius Dio. Dio's story has several similarities to later legends of "good" bandits:
Bulla_Felix
Extinct Celtic language of continental Europe
languages, but would not understand a word of either. The Roman History by Cassius Dio (written AD 207–229) may imply that Cis- and Transalpine Gauls spoke
Gaulish
Siege of the Roman–Parthian Wars
able to penetrate this with cavalry, ..." Cassius Dio, Historiae Romanae (40), 29.3. "... Meanwhile Cassius set an ambush on the road along which they
Siege_of_Antioch_(51_BC)
Roman statesman and lawyer (106–43 BC)
of the proscriptions who was displayed in that manner. According to Cassius Dio, in a story often mistakenly attributed to Plutarch, Antony's wife Fulvia
Cicero
Freedman of the Roman emperor Nero
guilt he felt for allegedly kicking his pregnant wife Poppaea to death. Dio Cassius, in a more detailed account, writes that Sporus bore an uncanny resemblance
Sporus
Identification of emperors with divine authority
globe: the dedication is offered by Cassius Dio in Greek: hēmitheos (demigod), Dio 43.14.6 & 21.2. This may be Dio's late, anachronistic and approximate
Roman_imperial_cult
King of Judaea (11 BCE–CE 44) (r. 41–44)
have been decisive in his ascent to power. Josephus and Roman historian Cassius Dio both state that Agrippa I indeed played a significant role in the choice
Herod_Agrippa
Conflict between the Roman Republic and the Cilician pirates
set up bases for new operations, as if it were a friendly country. — Cassius Dio, Roman History, XXXVI, 21.1-3. Rome's first intervention in the Aegean
Pompey's campaign against the pirates
Pompey's_campaign_against_the_pirates
Ancient Roman family
Biography and Mythology, vol. I, pp. 210–212 ("Antoninus Pius"). Cassius Dio, lxix. 21. Cassius Dio, lxxi. 10, 22, 29, 31. Julius Capitolinus, "The Life of Marcus
Aurelia_gens
Topics referred to by the same term
assassin of Emperor Caligula Cassius Dio (c. AD 155 or 163/164–after 229), Roman historian Cassius Longinus (disambiguation) Cassius of Clermont (died c. 260)
Cassius
Period of Roman history (c. 509 – 27 BC)
Lateranus. There are significant differences between the accounts of Cassius Dio, Dionysius, and Plutarch, but the latter's is traditionally followed
Roman_Republic
Part of the Alexandrian War, Caesar vs Ptolemy XIII
differently by historians as to whether or not it was legitimate. Historian Cassius Dio claimed Caesar's sorrow was insincere– citing Caesar's long-standing
Siege_of_Alexandria_(47_BC)
Grandson of Tiberius, adopted son of Caligula
23, his father died from what passed as natural causes. According to Cassius Dio and Tacitus, his father was poisoned by his wife Livilla at the behest
Tiberius_Gemellus
Roman golden age (27 BC to 180)
of the world's population. Following the Pax Romana, and according to Cassius Dio, the dictatorial reign of Commodus, later followed by the Year of the
Pax_Romana
Series of revolts by the Jews against the Roman Empire between 66 and 135 AD
Retrieved 18 June 2024. Cassius Dio, Roman History, 69.14.1–2 Raviv, Dvir; Ben David, Chaim (27 May 2021). "Cassius Dio's figures for the demographic
Jewish–Roman_wars
Type of shield used in Ancient Rome
drove the enemy before him with the boss of his shield. The Roman writer Cassius Dio in his Roman History described Roman against Roman in the Battle of Philippi:
Scutum
1st-century BC Roman woman, wife of Brutus
Cassius Dio, 44.13.1. Cassius Dio, 44.13. Plutarch, Marcus Brutus, 14.4 Plutarch, Cato the Younger, 73.4. Plutarch, Marcus Brutus, 13.5 Cassius Dio,
Porcia_(wife_of_Brutus)
Battle between the Roman Republic and Corinth and its allies in 146 BC
League. Relations broke down between the League and Rome over this issue; Cassius Dio reported that it was the Achaeans (Greeks) who began the quarrel, but
Battle_of_Corinth_(146_BC)
Roman province
The Foreign Wars, The Illyrian Wars, 10.18-27 Cassius Dio, Roman History, 48.11,, 49.37-38 Cassius Dio, Roman History, 54. 24.3, 28.1-2 31.2-3, 36.2 3
Dalmatia_(Roman_province)
Gaulish god of healing and springs
in a Greek honorific inscription from Ephesus, and by the historian Cassius Dio, who records that the emperor Caracalla sought his aid. The theonym is
Grannus
Roman general and dictator (100–44 BC)
the accusations repeatedly throughout his lifetime, and according to Cassius Dio, even under oath on one occasion. This form of slander was popular during
Julius_Caesar
Roman empress from AD 41 to 48
which Messalina had belonged. There was also the later Greek account of Cassius Dio who, writing a century and a half after the period described, was dependent
Messalina
King of Kings
Plutarch, Antony 37 Cassius Dio, Roman History 49.25 Plutarch, Antony 39; Cassius Dio, Roman History 49.25 Garsoïan 1997, p. 60. Cassius Dio, Roman History
Artavasdes_II_of_Armenia
American drama series
Faustina the Younger Ella Becroft as Bruttia Crispina Edwin Wright as Cassius Dio Genevieve Aitken as Marcia Jared Turner as Cleander John Bach as Marcus
Roman_Empire_(TV_series)
Ancient Germanic tribe of modern Bohemia
with great difficulty." Dio Cassius, 55.6.2 Kehne 2001a, pp. 291–292. Möller 1986, p. 209. Kehne (2001a, p. 293) citing Cassius Dio, 55. Green 2014, p. 19
Marcomanni
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