The Loeb Classical Library: Roman History, Volume VI : Books 51–55

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The Loeb Classical Library: Roman History, Volume VI : Books 51–55A sweeping chronicle from Aeneas to Alexander Severus. Dio Cassius (Cassius Dio), circa AD 150235, was born at Nicaea in Bithynia in Asia Minor. On the death of his father (Roman governor of Cilicia) he went in 180 to Rome, entered the Senate, and under the emperor Commodus was an advocate. He held high offices, becoming a close friend of several emperors; he was made governor of Pergamum and Smyrna; consul in 220; proconsul of Africa; governor of

Penelope uses all her cunning to keep the peace - but this is shattered by the arrival of Orestes

monsters and the implacable enmity of the sea-god Poseidon - Odysseus must use his bravery and cunning to reach his homeland and overcome the obstacles that

It is devoted entirely to defense of fortified places and deals specially with use of defending troops

This edition of the Civil War replaces the earlier Loeb Classical Library edition by A

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with the original Latin and Greek texts on facing pages—emphasize the power of personal choice and the possibility of personal growth

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for displays of erudition

Suetonius' Domitian is far from a 'white-wash' of the emperor but is the most balanced of our surviving sources

These writings have influenced great leaders--including America's Founding Fathers--for two thousand years

It is an essay which replies to oligarchic criticisms of the Athenian democracy by agreeing with the critics that democracy is distasteful but arguing that it is appropriate for Athens as a city whose power depends on the poorer citizens who row the navy's ships

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