02418cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000270011324502190014026400510035930000470041033600260045733700260048333800360050950000310054550801130057652012500068953400450193965300200198470000400200485600430204499900170208718047UtSlPG20260610133424.0mcr n260607r2006||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aDG1 aCassius Dio Cocceianus10aDio's Rome, Volume 1 :bAn 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 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2006  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2006-03-24  aE-text prepared by Ted Garvin, Linda Cantoni, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team  a"Dio's Rome, Volume 1" by Cassius Dio Cocceianus is a historical account likely composed in the early 3rd century AD. This work provides a comprehensive narrative of Roman history from the foundations of the republic to the reign of Emperor Alexander Severus, focusing primarily on the events during the turbulent times of Septimius Severus, Geta, Caracalla, and others. It deals with the sociopolitical dynamics and significant events of ancient Rome, promising an insightful examination of the empire's complexity.  The opening of "Dio's Rome" introduces the reader to the historical context and the ambitions of the author, Cassius Dio, a Roman senator and historian. It outlines the genesis of Dio's monumental work, describing his initial foray into writing and the extensive research he conducted over many years to document Roman events. The early chapters delve into the legends of Aeneas and the establishment of Rome, discussing the foundational myths and early conflicts that shaped its history. Dio sets the stage for a narrative that emphasizes both the grandeur and the eventual decline of Roman political life, weaving in accounts that blend mythological origins with factual history. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aRome -- History1 aFoster, Herbert Baldwin,d1874-190640uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/18047  c59433d59433