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Dio Cassius (c. AD 150–c. 235)Roman historian. He wrote, in Greek, a Roman history in 80 books (of which 26 survive), covering the period from the founding of the city to AD 229, including the only surviving account of the invasion of Britain by Claudius in 43 BC. 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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The ancient writer Cassius Dio tells the story: "Mithridates had tried to make away with himself, and after first removing his wives and remaining children by poison, he had swallowed all that was left, yet neither by that means nor by the sword was he able to perish by his own hands. It was in order to restrain that (ruinous) competition that the early Roman emperors passed legislation limiting the frequency of gladiatorial games and the number of pairs of gladiators that could be shown (see Cassius Dio 54. Every Roman writer who chronicled the fall of the republic--Appian, Tacitus, Cassius Dio, Sallust, Cicero, and others--marveled at the evaporation of ancient virtue that preceded the loss of liberty. |
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