biography
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Dio Cassius
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also found as Dion Cassius and Cassius Dio Cocceianus
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pronunciation:
[diyoh kasius]
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| male
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| lived:
| (c.150–c.235)
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| biography:
| Roman senator and prominent man of affairs, from Bithynia in Asia Minor, who wrote a comprehensive history of Rome in Greek, extending from the foundation of the city down to his own day (229). Large parts still survive, either in full or an abbreviated form, and are an invaluable source, particularly for historians of the early Roman empire. |
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