Dio Cassius

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/ ˈdaɪəʊ ˈkæsɪəs /

noun

1. ?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

The history of the war is given in Dio Cassius, but the best commentary upon it is the famous column of Trajan.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various

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 Farrar, F. W. (Frederic William)

Dio Cassius devoted twelve years to the composition of his history, and Diodorus Siculus, thirty.

From Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2 by Disraeli, Isaac

The choice lies between Dio Cassius and Cassius Dio, and the former is the popular form of the name, if it be permissible to speak of Dio at all as a "popular" writer.

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 Dio, Cassius