Cameo Roles
Dio’s Portrayal of Earlier Senatorial Historians
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20063594 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Adam M Kemezis (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Pages | 401-430 |
| Publication date | 2022-02-22 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | The Intellectual Climate of Cassius Dio (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/9789004510517_017 |
| OpenAlex | W4221017359 |
| ISBN | 9789004510517 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
A surprising number of scenes in Dio feature senatorial characters who were minor historical players but better known as writers of historical works. This article surveys this phenomenon through Dio’s whole surviving corpus and looks in detail at scenes involving the historians Rutilius Rufus, Sallust and Cremutius Cordus, as well as Cicero as a potential historian. I argue that Dio shows a consistent pattern of emphasizing the dangerous uncertainty and limited rewards of writing history. This can be read as an ironic commentary on the vicissitudes of his own career as presented in the contemporary narrative
Art · Cicero · Epistemology · Humanities · Literature · Narrative · Phenomenon · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Classical Antiquity Studies · History · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |