Selections from Roman History by Cassius Dio 1. Why did Cassius Dio produce this source? 2. How many years existed between the time of Cassius Dio and that of Caesar Augustus 3. What kind of sources did Cassius Dio might have relied on to produce this history? Also, what sort of perspective may he have possessed in producing his conclusions about Rome's first emperor? 4. What did Cassius Dio accuse Augustus, as well as the emperors that followed him, of doing in contrast to the claims made by Augustus?

Selections from Roman History by Cassius Dio 1. Why did Cassius Dio produce this source? 2. How many years existed between the time of Cassius Dio and that of Caesar Augustus 3. What kind of sources did Cassius Dio might have relied on to produce this history? Also, what sort of perspective may he have possessed in producing his conclusions about Rome's first emperor? 4. What did Cassius Dio accuse Augustus, as well as the emperors that followed him, of doing in contrast to the claims made by Augustus?