Dio's Roman History

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:historical_texts
gptkbp:author gptkb:Cassius_Dio
gptkbp:available_in various translations
gptkbp:contribution understanding of Roman governance
understanding of Roman economy
understanding of Roman military history
understanding of Roman society
gptkbp:focus Roman history
gptkbp:genre gptkb:historical_fiction
gptkbp:historical_analysis critical analysis
gptkbp:historical_context provides insight into Roman society
reflects contemporary issues
reflects cultural exchanges
influenced by Greek history
influenced by Roman politics
provides insight into Roman governance
provides insight into Roman military strategy
written during the Roman Empire
gptkbp:historical_coverage from Aeneas to the reign of Alexander Severus
gptkbp:historical_interpretation Greek perspective on Rome
Roman perspective on Greek culture
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dio's Roman History
gptkbp:influence subsequent historians
gptkbp:language Greek
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:Marcus_Aurelius
gptkb:Severus_Alexander
gptkb:Trajan
gptkb:Commodus
gptkb:Hadrian
gptkb:Julius_Caesar
gptkb:Augustus
gptkb:Nero
gptkbp:notable_themes gptkb:politics
social issues
cultural developments
military affairs
gptkbp:number_of_books 80
gptkbp:preserved_by fragments and excerpts
gptkbp:published posthumously
gptkbp:scholarly_analysis widely studied
analyzed for biases
used in historical research
cited in academic works
compared with other historical sources
gptkbp:significance primary source for Roman history
gptkbp:style narrative history
gptkbp:time_period gptkb:Roman_Empire
gptkbp:written_in early 3rd century AD
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Civil_War_against_Caesar
gptkb:Roman_Civil_Wars
gptkb:Civil_War_between_Caesar_and_Pompey
gptkb:Siege_of_Alexandria_(47_BC)
gptkb:Civil_War_of_Caesar_and_Pompey
gptkb:Julius_Caesar's_Civil_War
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5