CASSIUS DIO
Cassius Dio, also Diôn Kassios (Δίων Κάσσιος).
Born about 155 in Nicaea, Bithynia.
Died about 235 in Bithynia.
Wikipedia: English,
French.
WORKS
Roman History (c. 229).
(Ῥωμαϊκὴ Ἱστορία / Rômaikê historia).
Greek: R. Stephanus (editio princeps, 1548; Dio);
• R. Stephanus (1551; Xiphilinus);
• Sylburg (1590; Xiphilinus);
• H. Stephanus (1591; Dio);
• Leunclavius (1592; fragments);
• Leunclavius (1606; Dio and Xiphilinus);
• Reimar, I–LIV and
LV–LXXX (1750–1752);
• Sturz, I–XLI,
XLII–L,
LI–LX,
LXI–LXXX,
Notes 1,
Notes 2 (1824),
Index,
Commentaries (1825) and
Fragments (1843);
• Bekker, I–LI and
LII–LXXX (1849);
• Dindorf, I–XL,
XLI–L,
LI–LX,
LXI–LXXX and
Complement (1863–1865);
• Melber, I–XL (1890),
XLI–L (1894) and
LI–LX (1928);
• Boissevain, I–XL (1895),
XLI–LX (1898),
LXI–LXXX (1901),
Index 1 (1926) and
Index 2 (1931).
Latin: Res romanae a Pompeio Magno (Guillaume Leblanc, 1551; Xiphilinus);
• Romanae Historiae (Wilhelm Xylander, 1558; Dio and Xiphilinus).
Italian: Delle guerre e fatti de Romani (Niccolò Leoniceno, 1533; Dio; first edition in any language);
• Epitome della historia romana (Francesco Baldelli, 1562; Xiphilinus);
• De’ fatti de’ Romani dalla guerra di Candia fino alla morte di Claudio imperatore (Francesco Baldelli, 1565; Dio).
English: Annals of Rome, I–XXXV,
XXXVI–XLIV,
LXV–LI,
LII–LX,
LXI–LXXVI and
LXXVII–LXXX (Herbert Foster, 1905–1906);
• Roman History, I–XI,
XII–XXXV,
XXXVI–XL,
XLI–XLV,
XLVI–L,
LI–LV,
LVI–LX,
LXI–LXX and
LXXI–LXXX (Earnest Cary, 1914–1927);
• The Roman History: The Reign of Augustus (Ian Scott-Kilvert, 1987; books L–LVI).
French: Des Faits et Gestes insignes des Romains (Claude Deroziers, 1542; Dio; from Leoniceno’s Italian version);
• Histoire (Antoine Canque, 1589; Xiphilinus);
• Histoire (Antoine de Bandole [Jean Baudouin], 1610; Xiphilinus; revision of Canque);
• Histoire romaine, XXXV–Nero and
Galba–LXXX (Pierre de Boisguilbert, 1674; Xiphilinus);
• Histoire romaine (Louis Cousin, 1678; Xiphilinus);
• Histoire romaine, I–XVI,
XVII–XXXV,
XXXVI–XXXVIII,
XXXIX–XLI,
XLII–XLV,
XLVI–XLIX,
L–LV,
LVI–LX,
LXI–LXX and
LXXI–LXXX (Étienne Gros and V. Boissée, 1845–1870);
• Budé edition: Histoire romaine, XXXVI–XXXVII (Guy Lachenaud and Marianne Coudry, 2014),
XXXVIII–XL (Guy Lachenaud, 2011),
XL–XLI (Michèle Rosellini, 1996),
XLI–XLII (François Hinard and Pierre Cordier, 2002),
XLV–XLVI (Valérie Fromentin, 2008),
XLVII (Estelle Bertrand and Valérie Fromentin, 2014),
XLVIII–XLIX (Marie-Laure Freyburger and Jean-Michel Roddaz, 1994),
L–LI (Marie-Laure Freyburger and Jean-Michel Roddaz, 1991),
LIII (Frédéric Hurlet and Marion Bellissime, 2018),
LVII–LIX (Janick Auberger, 1995) and
LXXVIII–LXXX (Éric Foulon, 2020).
Books I to XXXV (fragments).
French: Gros, fragments I–CCIX and
CCX–CCCXXVII.
The first thirty-five books are only known from fragments and from the epitome of Zonaras, which covers the first twenty-one books. The Greek text and its English translation are presented below according to Boissevain’s division of books, adopted by Cary.
Book I (down to 672 BCE).
Greek: Boissevain.
English: Cary.
Book II (672–509 BCE).
Greek: Boissevain.
English: Cary.
Book III (509–508 BCE).
Greek: Boissevain.
English: Cary.
Book IV (508–498 BCE).
Greek: Boissevain.
English: Cary.
Book V (498–445 BCE).
Greek: Boissevain.
English: Cary.
Book VI (445–391 BCE).
Greek: Boissevain.
English: Cary.
Book VII (391–325 BCE).
Greek: Boissevain.
English: Cary.
Book VIII (325–283 BCE).
Greek: Boissevain.
English: Cary.
Book IX (283–279 BCE).
Greek: Boissevain.
English: Cary.
Book X (279–265 BCE).
Greek: Boissevain.
English: Cary.
Book XI (265–250 BCE).
Greek: Boissevain.
English: Cary.
Book XII (250–218 BCE).
Greek: Boissevain.
English: Cary.
Book XIII (218 BCE).
Greek: Boissevain.
English: Cary.
Book XIV (218–216 BCE).
Greek: Boissevain.
English: Cary.
Book XV (216–210 BCE).
Greek: Boissevain.
English: Cary.
Book XVI (210–207 BCE).
Greek: Boissevain.
English: Cary.
Book XVII (207–200 BCE).
Greek: Boissevain.
English: Cary.
Book XVIII (200–194 BCE).
Greek: Boissevain.
English: Cary.
Book XIX (194–179 BCE).
Greek: Boissevain.
English: Cary.
Book XX (174–153 BCE).
Greek: Boissevain.
English: Cary.
Book XXI (153–143 BCE).
Greek: Boissevain.
English: Cary.
Book XXII (143–136 BCE).
Greek: Boissevain.
English: Cary.
Book XXIII (136–133 BCE).
Greek: Boissevain.
English: Cary.
Book XXIV (133–121 BCE).
Greek: Boissevain.
English: Cary.
Book XXV (121–114 BCE).
Greek: Boissevain.
English: Cary.
Book XXVI (114–106 BCE).
Greek: Boissevain.
English: Cary.
Book XXVII (106–99 BCE).
Greek: Boissevain.
English: Cary.
Book XXVIII (99–90 BCE).
Greek: Boissevain.
English: Cary.
Book XXIX (90–89 BCE).
Greek: Boissevain.
English: Cary.
Books XXX to XXXV (89–69 BCE).
Greek: Boissevain.
English: Cary.
Book XXXV or XXXVI (69–67 BCE: Third Mithridatic War).
From this point to the end of book LX Dio’s text has been preserved, with a few gaps. The exact articulation between books XXXV and XXXVI is uncertain.
Greek: Sturz, XXXV, 1–17.
English: Cary, XXXVI, 1a–17a.
French: Gros, fragments CCCXXVIII and
CCCXXX, 1–17.
Book XXXVI (67–66 BCE: Third Mithridatic War).
Greek: Sturz, XXXVI, 1–37.
English: Cary, XXXVI, 18–54.
French: Gros, fragment CCCXXIX, 1–2 and
book XXXVI, 18–52.
Book XXXVII (65–60 BCE: Third Mithridatic War).
Greek: Sturz.
English: Cary.
French: Gros.
Book XXXVIII (59–58 BCE: Gallic War).
Greek: Sturz.
English: Cary.
French: Gros.
Book XXXIX (57–54 BCE: Gallic War).
Greek: Sturz.
English: Cary.
French: Gros.
Book XL (53–50 BCE: Gallic War).
Greek: Sturz.
English: Cary.
French: Gros.
Book XLI (49–48 BCE: Caesar’s Civil War).
Greek: Sturz.
English: Cary.
French: Gros.
Book XLII (48–47 BCE: Caesar’s Civil War).
Greek: Sturz.
English: Cary.
French: Gros.
Book XLIII (46–44 BCE: Caesar’s Civil War).
Greek: Sturz.
English: Cary.
French: Boissée.
Book XLIV (44 BCE: Assassination of Caesar).
Greek: Sturz.
English: Cary.
French: Boissée.
Book XLV (44 BCE: Octavian).
Greek: Sturz.
English: Cary.
French: Boissée.
Book XLVI (43 BCE: Second Triumvirate).
Greek: Sturz.
English: Cary.
French: Boissée.
Book XLVII (43–42 BCE: Second Triumvirate).
Greek: Sturz.
English: Cary.
French: Boissée.
Book XLVIII (41–37 BCE: Second Triumvirate).
Greek: Sturz.
English: Cary.
French: Boissée.
Book XLIX (36–33 BCE: Second Triumvirate).
Greek: Sturz.
English: Cary.
French: Boissée.
Book L (32–31 BCE: Antony’s Civil War).
Greek: Sturz.
English: Cary.
French: Boissée.
Book LI (31–29 BCE: Antony’s Civil War).
Greek: Sturz.
English: Cary.
French: Boissée.
Book LII (29 BCE: Octavian sole ruler).
Greek: Sturz.
English: Cary.
French: Boissée.
Book LIII (28–23 BCE: Augustus).
Greek: Sturz.
English: Cary.
French: Boissée.
Book LIV (22–10 BCE: Augustus).
Greek: Sturz.
English: Cary.
French: Boissée.
Book LV (9 BCE–8: Augustus).
Greek: Sturz.
English: Cary.
French: Boissée.
Book LVI (9–14: Augustus).
Greek: Sturz.
English: Cary.
French: Boissée.
Book LVII (14–25: Tiberius).
Greek: Sturz.
English: Cary.
French: Boissée.
Book LVIII (26–37: Tiberius).
Greek: Sturz.
English: Cary.
French: Boissée.
Book LIX (37–41: Caligula).
Greek: Sturz.
English: Cary.
French: Boissée.
Book LX (41–46: Claudius).
Greek: Sturz.
English: Cary, 1–28 and
29–35.
French: Boissée.
Book LXI (47–60: Claudius and Nero).
The last twenty books are mostly known from the epitome of Xiphilinus. Cary followed Boissevain’s new division of books for this section, indicating in the margin of the Greek text the traditional book numbers (with some mistakes, which are indicated below). My links to Cary’s translation correspond to the traditional numbers, which are to be used for references (for instance, Cary’s
book LXIII begins with Dio 63.22).
Greek: Sturz.
English: Cary.
French: Boissée.
Book LXII (61–65: Nero).
Greek: Sturz.
English: Cary.
French: Boissée.
Book LXIII (66–68: Nero).
Greek: Sturz.
English: Cary.
French: Boissée.
Book LXIV (69: Galba and Otho).
Greek: Sturz.
English: Cary.
French: Boissée.
Book LXV (69: Vitellius).
Greek: Sturz.
English: Cary.
French: Boissée.
Book LXVI (69–81: Vespasian and Titus).
Greek: Sturz.
English: Cary.
French: Boissée.
Book LXVII (81–96: Domitian).
Greek: Sturz.
English: Cary.
French: Boissée.
Book LXVIII (96–117: Nerva and Trajan).
Greek: Sturz.
English: Cary.
French: Boissée.
Book LXIX (117–138: Hadrian).
Greek: Sturz.
English: Cary.
French: Boissée.
Book LXX (138–161: Antoninus Pius).
Greek: Sturz.
English: Cary.
French: Boissée.
Book LXXI (161–180: Marcus Aurelius).
Greek: Sturz.
English: Cary.
French: Boissée.
Book LXXII (180–192: Commodus).
Greek: Sturz.
English: Cary.
French: Boissée.
Book LXXIII (193: Year of the Five Emperors).
Greek: Sturz.
English: Cary (mistakenly marked LXXIV in the margin).
French: Boissée.
Book LXXIV (193–195: Septimius Severus).
Greek: Sturz.
English: Cary (mistakenly marked LXXV in the margin).
French: Boissée.
Book LXXV (195–202: Septimius Severus).
Greek: Sturz.
English: Cary.
French: Boissée.
Book LXXVI (202–211: Septimius Severus).
Greek: Sturz.
English: Cary.
French: Boissée.
Book LXXVII (211–215: Caracalla).
Greek: Sturz.
English: Cary.
French: Boissée.
Book LXXVIII (216–218: Caracalla and Macrinus).
Greek: Sturz.
English: Cary.
French: Boissée.
Book LXXIX (218–222: Elagabalus).
Greek: Sturz.
English: Cary (mistakenly marked LXXX in the margin).
French: Boissée.
Book LXXX (222–229: Severus Alexander).
Greek: Sturz.
English: Cary.
French: Boissée.
Fragments.
Greek: Boissevain.
English: Cary.
French: Boissée.
Created on 26 June 2021. Updated on 24 January 2022.
