Dio Cassius

British

/ ˈdaɪəʊ ˈkæsɪəs /

noun

?155–?230 _ad , Roman historian. His History of Rome covers the period of Rome's transition from Republic to Empire

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Dio Cassius

Dio Cassius, the Greek historian, said Cleopatra "was a woman of surpassing beauty… and a knowledge of how to make herself agreeable to everyone".

From The Guardian ● Jan. 9, 2011

Its details are obscure—the chief authority being Dio Cassius.

From A Handbook of the English Language by R. G. (Robert Gordon) Latham

No disgrace attached to such a course; and as there is no proof for the charges of Dio Cassius on this head, we may pass them over with silent contempt.

From Seekers after God by F. W. (Frederic William) Farrar

Stuart.—The attitude of Dio Cassius towards epigraphic sources.

From Dio's Rome, Volume 1 (of 6) An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek during the Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus: and Now Presented in English Form by Cassius Dio

Reimarus, the well-known editor of Dio Cassius, published at Hamburg, 1737; see also C.F.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" by Various

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