The Augustan Succession: An Historical Commentary on Cassius Dio's Roman History Books 55-56 (9 B.C.-A.D. 14) (American Classical Studies)

The Augustan Succession (2004)\r......Page 1
AMERICAN CLASSICAL STUDIES - VOLUME 47\r......Page 3
ISBN: 0195167740......Page 5
Series Preface......Page 8
Preface to Volume 7.2......Page 10
--> Contents......Page 12
Notes for the Reader......Page 14
Map 1: The Northern Frontiers\r......Page 16
Map 2: Augustan Rome......Page 17
Map 3: The East Under Augustus\r......Page 18
Map 4: Italy\r......Page 19
Map 5: The Provinces In Dio\'s Time\r......Page 20
Map 6: Rebellion In Illyricum A.D. 6-9\r......Page 21
1. CHRONOLOGY OF DIO’S LIFE, CAREER, AND WRITINGS......Page 22
2. HOW DIO PORTRAYS HIMSELF......Page 24
3. DIO’S VIEW OF HISTORY......Page 29
4. DIO ON AUGUSTUS’ PLACE IN ROMAN HISTORY......Page 34
5.1 Dio as a Roman Annalist......Page 38
5.2 Annalistic Sources......Page 42
5.3 Accounts of External Affairs......Page 44
5.4 Speeches......Page 47
5.5 Date of Composition......Page 49
5.6 On the Publication of Dio’s History......Page 54
Dio’s “Editio Princeps”......Page 55
6. THE TEXT OF BOOKS 55–56......Page 57
INTRODUCTION......Page 60
1.1–5 Drusus’ Last Campaign......Page 61
2.1–3 Drusus’ Obsequies......Page 65
2.4 Tiberius’ Illyrian Ovation......Page 68
2.5 Drusus’ Projected Ovation; Livia’s Consolation......Page 70
2.6–7 Ius Trium Liberorum......Page 71
3.1–6 Reform of Senate Rules......Page 72
The Auctoritas (3.4–6)......Page 74
Augustus as Advocate (4.2–3)......Page 77
4.4 Quaestors in Italy......Page 78
5.1–2 The Adventus of Augustus......Page 80
5.4 Testimony of Slaves against Masters Admitted......Page 81
6.1 Augustus’ Powers Renewed......Page 82
6.1–3 German Settlement of Augustus and Tiberius......Page 83
6.4–7 Victory Honors......Page 85
Pomerium Extended (6.6)......Page 87
7.1–6: END CHAPTER—OBITUARY OF MAECENAS......Page 89
8.1–3: TIBERIUS’ CONSULSHIP......Page 92
8.3–5: MEMORIALS OF AGRIPPA......Page 96
8.6–7: MUNICIPAL ROME REORGANIZED......Page 99
9.1–4: THE YOUNG CAESARS ASCENDANT......Page 103
9.5–8: TIBERIUS’ WITHDRAWAL TO RHODES......Page 107
55.9.9–?10: The Year 5 b.c.......Page 109
10.1: PLEBS FRUMENTARIA REDUCED......Page 112
10.1a–8: FORUM OF AUGUSTUS AND TEMPLE OF MARS ULTOR DEDICATED......Page 114
10.2–5 The Lex Templi of Mars Ultor......Page 117
10.6–8 Celebratory Shows......Page 120
10.12–16: THE FALL OF AUGUSTUS’ DAUGHTER JULIA......Page 127
10.17 Gaius Caesar Visits the Danube Armies......Page 132
10.18–19 Gaius Caesar Sent to the East (1 b.c.)......Page 133
10.20 Cold War with Parthia......Page 138
10.20–21 Negotiations with Tigranes IV of Armenia......Page 140
10a.1 The Marmaric War (under a.d. 1)......Page 141
10a.2–3 Domitius Ahenobarbus in Germany (under a.d. 1)......Page 143
10a.5–12.2?: THE YEAR a.d. 2......Page 149
10a.8–9 Death of Gaius Caesar (a.d. 4)......Page 154
11.1–3 Tiberius and his Astrologer......Page 155
12.1 Funeral Honors of Lucius and Gaius Caesar......Page 157
12.3?–13.1?: THE YEAR a.d. 3......Page 158
13.1a–2: TIBERIUS ADOPTED BY AUGUSTUS......Page 161
13.4–6 Census of the Wealthy in Italy......Page 165
13.7 Manumission of Slaves Regulated......Page 167
14.1–22.2: THE CONSPIRACY OF CN. CORNELIUS......Page 168
14.2–16.2 Augustus and Livia, 1: Conversation......Page 171
16.3–21.4 Augustus and Livia, 2: Livia’s Speech......Page 173
22.3–23.1: URBAN AFFAIRS......Page 176
23.2–24.8: EXCURSUS ON ARMED FORCES UNDER AUGUSTUS......Page 179
23.2–6: (1) Augustan Legions Extant in Dio’s Day......Page 181
23.7: (2) Augustan Legions Dissolved between a.d. 5 and Dio’s Day......Page 185
24.1–4: (3) Legions Formed after Augustus (Digression)......Page 187
24.5–8: (4) Augustan Forces besides Legions......Page 189
55.24.9: URBAN AFFAIRS (CONTINUED)......Page 193
25.1–6 Aerarium Militare (Military Treasury)......Page 195
26.1–3 Famine in Rome......Page 200
26.4–5 Vigiles Formed, a.d. 6......Page 202
27.1–3 Turmoil in Rome, a.d. 6......Page 204
27.6: END CHAPTER......Page 207
28.1 Sardinia......Page 210
28.5–7 Germany: Campaigns of Tiberius 4–6......Page 214
55.30.6–32.4: The Year a.d. 7......Page 224
31.1–32.2: URBAN AFFAIRS......Page 225
32.3–4: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS—THE WAR IN ILLYRICUM (CONTINUED)......Page 231
33.1–3: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS (FRAGMENTARY) —THE WAR IN ILLYRICUM (CONTINUED)......Page 235
33.4–34.3: URBAN AFFAIRS (FRAGMENTARY)......Page 238
33.5–34.3 The Aged Augustus......Page 239
34.4–7: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS — END OF THEREBELLION IN PANNONIA......Page 242
1.1: URBAN AFFAIRS — TIBERIUS’ RETURN FROM ILLYRICUM......Page 244
1.2–10.3: URBAN AFFAIRS (CONTINUED) — AUGUSTUS’ ADDRESSES ON MARRIAGE AND PROCREATION; THE LEX PAPIA POPPAEA......Page 246
Augustus’ Address to Husbands and Fathers (2.1–3.9)......Page 248
Augustus’ Address to the Unmarried (4.1–9.3)......Page 249
10.1–3 Lex Papia Poppaea......Page 253
11.1–17.3: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS — THE WAR IN DALMATIA, a.d. 9......Page 256
18.1–24.5: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS (CONTINUED) — THE VARIAN DISASTER......Page 271
20.4–22.2 The German Ambush......Page 283
22.2a–4 The Escape from Aliso (?Haltern)......Page 288
23.1–24.1 Augustus’ Response to the Clades Variana......Page 291
24.6: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS (FRAGMENTARY): TIBERIUS IN GERMANY......Page 296
24.7–25.1: URBAN AFFAIRS......Page 297
25.2–3: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS — TIBERIUS AND GERMANICUS IN GERMANY......Page 298
25.4–8: URBAN AFFAIRS......Page 300
25.5 Prophecy Regulated......Page 301
25.6 Honors to Provincial Governors Restricted......Page 302
25.7–8 Equites in the Arena......Page 303
26.1–27.3: URBAN AFFAIRS......Page 306
27.2–3 Restrictions on Exiles......Page 308
27.4–5: END CHAPTER......Page 311
28.1–29.1: URBAN AFFAIRS (FRAGMENTARY)......Page 314
28.4–6 Opposition to the Vicesima (5 Percent Tax) on Inheritances......Page 317
56.29.2–47.2: The Year a.d. 14 (To Augustus’ Consecration)......Page 319
29.2–31.1: THE DEATH OF AUGUSTUS......Page 320
31.2–33.6: SENATE MEETING ON TIBERIUS’ ARRIVAL IN ROME......Page 326
32.1a–4 Augustus’ Will......Page 330
33.1–6 Annexes to the Will Read......Page 335
(c) Third Annex: State Resources......Page 337
(d) Fourth Annex: Social and Political Advice......Page 338
34.1–42.4: THE FUNERAL OF AUGUSTUS......Page 340
35.1–41.9 Tiberius’ Funeral Oration on Augustus......Page 346
42.1–4 Cremation and Burial......Page 361
43.1–45.3: AUGUSTUS ESTIMATED......Page 366
43.1–3 AUGUSTUS’ CHARACTER......Page 367
43.4–44.4 On Augustus’ Political Achievement......Page 369
45.1–3 Descent to Tiberius......Page 370
46.1–47.2: THE WORSHIP OF DIVUS AUGUSTUS......Page 371
1. HOW DIO VISUALIZED TRANS-RHENANE GERMANY UNDER AUGUSTUS......Page 382
2. DIO ON TIBER FLOODS......Page 384
3. AUGUSTAN IMPERATORES......Page 385
4. DIO ON DISTRIBUTIONS OF LARGESSE (CONGIARIA) IN AUGUSTAN ROME......Page 386
5. DIO ON FAMINES......Page 387
6. ONE MORE PROBLEM IN THE FASTI PRAENESTINI OF 16 JANUARY......Page 388
7. SUETONIUS AUG. 34.1–2 AND THE DATES OF AUGUSTUS’ MARRIAGE LAWS......Page 390
8. SOURCES ON THE WAR IN DALMATIA, a.d. 9......Page 392
9. VELLEIUS 2.115.4 ON THE WAR IN DALMATIA: AN EMENDATION......Page 393
10. SOURCES ON THE VARIAN DISASTER, a.d. 9......Page 395
11. ON THE TEXT OF DIO 56.21.2–3 (VARIAN DISASTER)......Page 396
12. AUGUSTUS’ LAST WILL: SUBSTITUTE HEIRS......Page 397
13. HOW MUCH DID DIO ALTER THE EDITIO PRINCEPS OF HIS HISTORY IN PREPARING ITS SECOND EDITION?......Page 399
2. Was the Aureus Ever Exchanged for Twenty Denarii in Dio’s Day?......Page 402
15. HOW THE BOOK NUMBERS WORK IN BOISSEVAIN’S DIO EDITION, VOL. 3, BOOKS 61–80......Page 404
2. Works of Reference......Page 408
3. Select Bibliography......Page 410
OTHER AUTHORS......Page 422
COINS, INSCRIPTIONS, AND PAPYRI......Page 426
3. GREEK WORDS......Page 427
5. PERSONS, PLACES, AND INSTITUTIONS......Page 428