TAILIEUCHUNG - Dio's Rome, Vol. 2

The beginning of this book is missing in the MSS. The gist of the lost portion may in all probability be gathered from the following sentences of Xiphilinus (p. 3, R. Steph.): "When the consuls drew lots, Hortensius obtained the war against the Cretans. Because of his fondness, however, for residence in the capital, and because of the courts (in which his influence was only second to Cicero's) he voluntarily relinquished the campaign in favor of his colleague and himself remained at home. Metellus accordingly started for Crete . "Lucius Lucullus at about this period worsted the lords of Asia,--Mithridates and Tigranes the Armenian,--in the war, and. | Dio s Rome Vol. 2 1 Dio s Rome Vol. 2 The Project Gutenberg EBook of Dio s Rome by Cassius Dio This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at Title Dio s Rome An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek During the Reigns of Septimius Severus Geta and Caracalla Macrinus Elagabalus and Alexander Severus And Now Presented in English Form. Second Volume Extant Books 36-44 . 69-44 . Author Cassius Dio Release Date March 17 2004 EBook 11607 Language English Character set encoding ISO-8859-1 START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK DIO S ROME Produced by Ted Garvin Jayam Subramanian and PG Distributed Proofreaders DIO S ROME AN HISTORICAL NARRATIVE ORIGINALLY COMPOSED IN GREEK DURING THE REIGNS OF SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS GETA AND CARACALLA MACRINUS ELAGABALUS AND ALEXANDER SEVERUS AND NOW PRESENTED IN ENGLISH FORM BY HERBERT BALDWIN FOSTER . Harvard . Johns Hopkins Acting Professor of Greek in Lehigh University SECOND VOLUME _Extant Books 36-44 . 69-44 _. 1905 PAFRAETS BOOK COMPANY TROY NEW YORK VOLUME CONTENTS Book Thirty-six Book Thirty-seven Book Thirty-eight Dio s Rome Vol. 2 Book Thirty-nine 2 Book Forty Book Forty-one Book Forty-two Book Forty-three Book Forty-four DIO S ROMAN HISTORY 36 Metellus subdues Crete by force chapters 1 2 1 Mithridates and Tigranes renew the war chapter 3 . Lucullus does not take advantage of his victory a successor is appointed he captures Tigranocerta chapter 4 . Arsaces the Parthian lends aid to neither party chapter 5 . Lucullus after a rather disastrous conflict besieges and captures Nisibis chapters 6-8 . Meanwhile he loses the Armenias Fabius is conquered chapters 10 11 . Triarius follows Mithridates to Comana is afterwards overcome by him chapters 12-15 . Uprising in Lucullus s army Mithridates regains everything chapters

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• Cassius Dio
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• Macrinus
• Elagabalus