It was an era of abundance and liberty, where everyone lived in harmony and shared equally in prosperity ...Cassius Dio described how, during a military campaign, Roman soldiers mockingly shouted "Io Saturnalia" at a slave attempting to quell unrest.
The world's largest crocodile in captivity until its death last year is going on display in Far North Queensland, as more findings are revealed about its cause of death ... .
Tacitus and Cassius Dio mention female gladiators during Nero's reign on one or possibly two occasions ... Cassius Dio records that during a gymnastic contest."…women took part, vying with one ...
Every modern stadium, from the roar of football fans to the echo of concerts under open skies, owes something to a forgotten masterpiece of the ancient world ... Its size and design made it a model for circuses across the Roman world ... Photo credits ... ... ....
Suetonius noted how quickly the city fastened on the connection ...Cassius Dio, writing later, likewise connects the apparition to the games and to the crowd’s response ... Cassius Dio, Roman History 45.7Temple of Venus Genetrix, in Rome ... B.
Our portrait of Nero is filtered through the eyes of Tacitus, Suetonius, and Cassius Dio — historians whose agendas colored their narratives ... Writing in the early third century, Cassius Dio inherited this tradition and shaped it for his age.