TY - BOOK ID - 86087749 TI - Emperors and political culture in Cassius Dio's Roman history AU - Davenport, Caillan AU - Mallan, Christopher Thomas PY - 2021 SN - 9781108831000 9781108923019 9781108926232 1108918492 1108923011 1108918239 1108831001 PB - Cambridge Cambridge University Press DB - UniCat KW - Emperors KW - Political culture KW - HISTORY / Ancient / General KW - Historiography. KW - Cassius Dio Cocceianus. KW - Rome KW - Politics and government KW - History KW - Czars (Emperors) KW - Rulers KW - Sovereigns KW - Tsars KW - Tzars KW - Kings and rulers KW - Culture KW - Political science KW - Historiography UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:86087749 AB - The Roman History of Cassius Dio provides one of the most important continuous narratives of the early Roman empire, spanning the inception of the Principate under Augustus to the turbulent years of the Severan Dynasty. It has been a major influence on how scholars have thought about Roman imperial history, from the Byzantine period down to the present day, as well as being a work of considerable literary sophistication and merit. This book, the product of an international collaborative project, brings together thirteen chapters written by scholars based in Europe, North America, and Australia. They offer new approaches to Dio's representation of Roman emperors, their courtiers, and key political constituencies such as the army and the people, as well as the literary techniques he uses to illuminate his narrative, from speeches to wonder narratives. ER -