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F. MILLAR, A Study of Cassius Dio. Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1964. XIV, 239 p. Pr. sh. 42/-

F. MILLAR, A Study of Cassius Dio. Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1964. XIV, 239 p. Pr. sh. 42/- 194 arbitre humain, est mis en lumiere d'une maniere convainquante. Sans doute M.V. aura atteint ce qu'il espere, c'est que son livre servira "almeno d'incitamento" a d'autres pour approfondir 1'etude de ce trait6 intrigant. GOES, Leliestraat 79 A. A. BURIKS DE NOVIS LIBRIS IUDICIA F. MILLAR, A Study of Cassius Dio. Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1964. XIV, 239 p. Pr. sh. 42/-. In his Introduction the author rightly observes that a book on the Roman History of Dio stands in no need of apology. A glimpse at the bibliography reveals that almost all that has been written about this author has been concerned with particular passages or with the inexhaustible subject of source-criticism. Even the most circum- stantial study, Eduard Schwartz' article in RE 3, 1684-1722, is chiefly a discussion of the sources. Rarely has the Roman History been treated as a whole and as a historical work in its own right. That is the gap Millar has attempted to fill. The approach he has adopted has been, in essence, that of presenting the History in terms of its author's reactions to the world in which he lived. Hence the emphasis falls on Dio himself and on those aspects http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Mnemosyne Brill

F. MILLAR, A Study of Cassius Dio. Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1964. XIV, 239 p. Pr. sh. 42/-

Brok, M.F.A.
Mnemosyne , Volume 20 (2): 194 – Jan 1, 1967
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© 1967 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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0026-7074
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10.1163/156852567X01662
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194 arbitre humain, est mis en lumiere d'une maniere convainquante. Sans doute M.V. aura atteint ce qu'il espere, c'est que son livre servira "almeno d'incitamento" a d'autres pour approfondir 1'etude de ce trait6 intrigant. GOES, Leliestraat 79 A. A. BURIKS DE NOVIS LIBRIS IUDICIA F. MILLAR, A Study of Cassius Dio. Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1964. XIV, 239 p. Pr. sh. 42/-. In his Introduction the author rightly observes that a book on the Roman History of Dio stands in no need of apology. A glimpse at the bibliography reveals that almost all that has been written about this author has been concerned with particular passages or with the inexhaustible subject of source-criticism. Even the most circum- stantial study, Eduard Schwartz' article in RE 3, 1684-1722, is chiefly a discussion of the sources. Rarely has the Roman History been treated as a whole and as a historical work in its own right. That is the gap Millar has attempted to fill. The approach he has adopted has been, in essence, that of presenting the History in terms of its author's reactions to the world in which he lived. Hence the emphasis falls on Dio himself and on those aspects

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