“Safety First”
Cassius Dio on the Augustan Senate
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20074319 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jonathan Scott Perry (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Pages | 59-79 |
| 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_004 |
| OpenAlex | W4220723057 |
| ISBN | 9789004510517 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
Dio’s experiences in a turbulent time of civil war shaped his views of the codification of senatorial procedure under Augustus, especially by means of a Lex Julia de senatu habendo of 9 BCE. Comparing two instances in which Dio points out the “safer” course, once for the senators – including the eyewitness Dio himself – and a second time for Septimius Severus in respect to the senators, we can detect Dio’s attitude regarding the proper role of a Senate vis-à-vis a newly installed, triumphant emperor. By way of an allusion to Augustus, which Severus reportedly made in a speech delivered to the senators in assembly, the chapter also demonstrates Dio’s usefulness in interpreting the attitude of senators in Augustus’ own period. Choosing to stay away from senatorial meetings, these nobles – Dio’s own counterparts in a previous era – were actually coordinating their efforts in a deliberate strategy of resistance
Aesthetics · Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Computer security · Emperor · SAFER · Spanish Civil War · Classical Antiquity Studies · Classical Studies and Legal History · Computer Science · History
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |