num_pages: 1401
description: This Halcyon Classics ebook contains the complete six volume ROMAN HISTORY (also known as DIO'S ROME) by Roman Consul and historian Cassius Dio. Covering some 1,400 years of Roman history, Dio's work spans 80 books, with books 36-60 partially or substantially complete. Abridgments, fragments, and epitomes round out the work. Dio labored on his HISTORY for 22 years, until 229 AD. Dio's work represents one of the important extant sources of Roman history. Includes an extensive table of contents for easy navigation.Lucius Cassius Dio Cocceianus (c. 155 or 163/4 - after 229 AD) was a Roman official and historian. A Roman citizen of Greek descent, Dio was born at Nicaea (now Iznik, Turkey) in Asia Minor. After a career of public service, serving as consul, senator, and a governor, Dio spent his later years (c. 207-229) writing his history of Rome.This unexpurgated edition contains the complete text, with minor errors and omissions corrected.
language: English
title: Dio's Roman History in Six Volumes (Unexpurgated Edition)
publisher: Halcyon Press Ltd.