Project Gutenberg 2004-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 2174 Cassius Dio Cocceianus Dio Cassius Cocceianus Dion Cassius Cocceianus Cassio Dione Dio, Cassius Lucio Cassio Dione Foster, Herbert Baldwin 1874 1906 Dio's Rome, Volume 5 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 Produced by Ted Garvin, Ben Courtney and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Dio's Rome, Volume 5" by Cassius Dio Cocceianus is a historical narrative originally composed in Greek during the early 3rd century AD. This volume, covering events from A.D. 54 to A.D. 211, focuses on the reign of the notorious Emperor Nero and his tumultuous relationships with notable figures such as Agrippina, Britannicus, and various witnesses of his tyranny. With an exploration of the extravagant decadence, political machinations, and violent episodes of Nero’s rule, the book portrays a portrait of imperial Rome during a time marked by moral disintegration and political strife. The opening of this volume immerses the reader in the chaotic world of Nero’s ascent to power, detailing his initial subservience to his mother Agrippina, whose ambitions ultimately backfire, leading to her demise at his hands. Dio juxtaposes Nero’s burgeoning tyrannical nature with vivid accounts of his extravagance and licentiousness, capturing the tension between his public persona and private depravity. The early chapters highlight the murder of Britannicus and other figures who pose threats to Nero's reign, setting the stage for a narrative rich in intrigue, betrayal, and the horrors of autocratic rule, painting a vivid picture of a city and an empire on the brink of moral and societal collapse. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 65.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Rome -- History DG Text Classical Antiquity Category: History - Ancient 741621 2025-08-05T05:31:15.613248 text/html 648541 2020-12-23T04:44:21 text/html 327066 2025-08-05T05:31:27.623594 application/epub+zip 345122 2025-08-05T05:31:19.252147 application/epub+zip 328635 2025-08-05T05:31:17.780205 application/epub+zip 611357 2025-08-05T05:31:33.101627 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 540632 2025-08-05T05:31:26.539574 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 482654 2022-09-05T10:28:46.141676 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 588451 2025-08-05T05:31:14.020137 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 590129 2020-12-23T04:44:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 590121 2020-12-23T04:44:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20757 2025-08-05T05:31:33.280586 application/rdf+xml 13853 2025-08-05T05:31:18.369165 image/jpeg 3485 2025-08-05T05:31:18.096145 image/jpeg 226158 2020-12-23T04:44:21 application/octet-stream application/zip 239037 2020-12-23T04:44:21 application/octet-stream application/zip 226133 2020-12-23T04:44:21 application/octet-stream application/zip 316700 2025-08-05T05:31:15.664179 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia