Rome in the first century was carefully chronicled by Roman historians, particularly Tacitus, Suetonius and Dio Cassius – that is why we know so much about it. Tacitus was a political player in ...

The North Hertfordshire Museum in Hitchin, near London, decided to depict Elagabalus as a transgender woman based on ancient texts, including a quote from Cassius Dio, a prominent Roman historian ...

Cassius Dio also alleges Caracalla and Geta ... But while this is clearly outrageous, Roman emperors were known to act outrageously; there was political advantage to be gained in acting ...

On the “ides of March,” Roman dictator Julius Caesar was assassinated by Roman senators, including Brutus and Cassius, who feared Caesar was working to establish a monarchy.