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Cassius Dio, the senate, and the third century
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The main aim of this paper is to demonstrate unavoidably quickly how Dio creates a sense of a shared senatorial experience during his lifetime. If you read the work of Lukas de Blois, for example, you will find claims that he is obsessed with soldiers and their disruptive influence on Rome. As will be seen, this is not entirely the case. Dio’s Senate may exist as a coherent body, but it is not always in opposition to men from military backgrounds. Nor is Dio always a supporter of senators. It is with that second group that I will begin. Dio is known for his first-person association with the Senate; ‘we senators’ often focalise his narrative.
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- 2018-05-25
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