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100	1		_aScott, Andrew G., _eauthor.
245	1	3	_aAn Age of Iron and Rust: Cassius Dio and the History of His Time / _cAndrew G. Scott.
264		1	_aLeiden ; _aBoston : _bBrill, _c2023.
264		4	_c©2023
300			_a1 online resource
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aClassical Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2023
490	1		_aHistoriography of Rome and Its Empire ; _v18
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_tHistoriography of Rome and Its Empire Series -- Carsten H. Lange and Jesper M. Madsen -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Cassius Dio in the Age of Iron and Rust -- 1 Survey of Scholarship on Cassius Dio’s Roman History -- 2 The Remains of the Contemporary Books -- 3 Approaching the Contemporary History -- 4 Plan of This Study -- 1 Cassius Dio’s Literary Career -- 1 The Work on Dreams and Portents -- 2 The Work on Wars and Civil Wars -- 3 Cassius Dio’s Roman History -- 4 Conclusion -- 2 Cassius Dio and the Historiographic Tradition -- 1 Writing Roman History ab urbe condita -- 2 Writing under Autocracy -- 3 Greek Constitutional Analysis -- 4 Cassius Dio’s Roman History -- 5 Conclusion -- 3 Cassius Dio and the Roman Monarchy -- 1 Monarchy v. Democracy -- 2 Young Caesar’s Choice: Between Monarchy and Tyranny -- 3 The Roman Monarchy: Decline and Renewal -- 4 Good v. Bad Emperors -- 5 Conclusion -- 4 Marcus Aurelius, Commodus, and Historical Method in Cassius Dio’s Contemporary History -- 1 Cassius Dio on Marcus Aurelius -- 2 Marcus Aurelius and Commodus: A Study in Contrasts -- 3 From Marcus to Commodus: The Role of the Historian -- 4 Conclusion -- 5 The Depiction of Septimius Severus: Content and Structure -- 1 Septimius Severus in Rome -- 2 Septimius Severus’ Civil Wars and Eastern Campaigns -- 3 Septimius Severus’ decennalia and the Role of Plautianus -- 4 Coda: Septimius Severus in Britain -- 5 Conclusion -- 6 Mixed Depictions: Pertinax, Septimius Severus, and Macrinus -- 1 Cassius Dio’s Obituary for Septimius Severus -- 2 The Obituaries of Septimius Severus and Marcus Aurelius -- 3 Other Mixed Depictions in the Contemporary Books -- 4 The Mixed Depiction of Pertinax -- 5 The Mixed Depiction of Macrinus -- 6 Conclusion: Reading Dio’s Mixed Depictions -- 7 Caracalla and the Limits of Dynastic Succession -- 1 Approaching Caracalla -- 2 Caracalla and Geta: A Broken Dynasty Exposed -- 3 Caracalla: An Emperor Isolated and Alone -- 4 Caracalla on Campaign -- 5 Caracalla and the Senate -- 6 Caracalla’s End -- 7 The Content of Cassius Dio’s Account -- 8 Conclusion -- 8 The Re-creation of the Severan Dynasty: From Macrinus to Severus Alexander -- 1 Macrinus, Equestrian Emperor -- 2 From Caracalla to Elagabalus: The Role of Julia Domna -- 3 Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (Elagabalus): Making Mockery? -- 4 And in the End: Severus Alexander -- 5 Conclusion -- Conclusion: Out of the Dust and Slaughter -- 1 The Importance of Writing Contemporary History -- 2 Cassius Dio and the History of His Own Time -- 3 Senatorial History in a Period of Decline -- Bibliography -- Index.
520			_aCassius Dio described his own age as one of “iron and rust.” This study, which is the first of its kind in English, examines the decline and decay that Cassius Dio diagnosed in this period (180-229 CE) through an analysis of the author’s historiographic method and narrative construction. It shows that the final books were a crucial part of Dio’s work, and it explains how Dio approached a period that he considered unworthy of history in view of his larger historiographic project.
546			_aEnglish
588			_aDescription based on print version record.
650		0	_aCivil war.
650		0	_aHistoriography.
650		0	_aViolence.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _tAn Age of Iron and Rust: Cassius Dio and the History of His Time. _dLeiden ; Boston : Brill, 2023. _z9789004541115
830		0	_aClassical Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2023.
830		0	_aHistoriography of Rome and Its Empire ; _v18.
856	4		_zDOI: _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004541122
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