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Dio Cassius [ˈdaɪəʊ ˈkæsɪəs] n (Biographies / Dio Cassius (?155-?230) M, Roman, HISTORY: historian) ?155-?230 ad, Roman historian. His History of Rome covers the period of Rome's transition from Republic to Empire How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| We begin, then, with a quote from Dio Cassius produced during the Augustan age. The Emperor then was Antoninus Pius (138-161), described by the third-century pagan historian Dio Cassius as "showing the Christians great respect. When, in 13 CE, a statue was erected celebrating and personifying the Justice of Augustus, it was simply part of the policy of getting as near as possible to deifying the emperor while he was still alive (indeed, Dio Cassius claims that Octavian deliberately employed "Augustus" to signify that he was more than human (53. |
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