TCP does Roman History: Cassius Dio on Augustus

The Classics Podcast

EpisodeNov 5, 202418m

TCP does Roman History: Cassius Dio on Augustus

The Classics Podcast

EpisodeNov 5, 202418m

First up in this week's episodes, ‘the big Daddy of them all’ - Augustus - gets the Dio treatment in Books 53-56 and, as Dr Christopher Burden-Strevens ⁠⁠(University of Kent) tells us, it makes for fantastic reading! “It’s a sham...but Dio thinks it’s essential” - listen now to find out what this is referring to! To find further episodes of our Roman History series⁠ ⁠click here⁠ and follow the ⁠⁠Classics Podcast ⁠⁠on Instagram. To access exclusive classical benefits, ⁠⁠join the Classical Association

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