Cassius Dio goes even further, portraying his rise as an assumption of authority not only over the army but almost over the city itself ... Cassius Dio preserves two similar ship stories.
In the works of Tacitus, Suetonius, and Cassius Dio, he appears as indolent, self-indulgent, and politically incapable – a ruler defined by excess rather than authority ... The case of Cassius Dio is especially revealing.
Cassius Dio records moments when Roman forces were trapped in narrow passes and narrowly avoided destruction ... Cassius Dio’s claim that Germans were adapting to Roman civic life is no longer dismissed as rhetorical exaggeration.
What remains is a patchwork assembled from later authors–Cassius Dio, Livy, Suetonius, Velleius Paterculus, Florus, Horace, and others–each preserving fragments of a life that must be reconstructed indirectly.
Cassius Dio likewise records the episode, presenting Apicius’ decision as an unwillingness to live on what he considered insufficient means.“Apicius so far surpassed mankind in ...
Rome’s life did not unfold in a smooth, uninterrupted flow ... In such regions, periodic gatherings emerged as a practical solution ... Cassius Dio reports such a case, noting that a Roman market-day was moved explicitly because of religious rites ... L.
It was an era of abundance and liberty, where everyone lived in harmony and shared equally in prosperity ...Cassius Dio described how, during a military campaign, Roman soldiers mockingly shouted "Io Saturnalia" at a slave attempting to quell unrest.
The world's largest crocodile in captivity until its death last year is going on display in Far North Queensland, as more findings are revealed about its cause of death ... .