Age of Iron and Rust : : Cassius Dio and the History of His Time / / Andrew G. Scott.

• Superior document: Historiography of Rome and its empire
• VerfasserIn: Scott, Andrew G.,
• Place / Publishing House: Netherlands : : Brill,, 2023.
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Historiography of Rome and its empire.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (viii, 258 pages).

Cassius 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.

Table of Contents

Cassius Dio in the age of iron and rust -- Cassius Dio's literary career -- Cassius Dio and the historiographic tradition -- Cassius dio and the Roman monarchy -- Marcus Aurelius, Commodus, and historical method in Cassius Dio's contemporary history -- The depiction of Septimius Severus : content and structure -- Mixed depictions : pertinax, Septimius Severus, and Macrinus -- Caracalla and the limits of dynastic succession -- The re-creation of the Severan dynasty : from Macrinus to Severus Alexander -- Out of the dust and slaughter.