Brill's Companion to Cassius Dio

Published by Brill in 2022 and edited by Jesper Majbom Madsen, this volume serves as a comprehensive scholarly resource dedicated to the Roman historian Cassius Dio. The collection was conceived to address the recent resurgence in academic interest regarding Dio's monumental history of Rome, aiming to synthesize modern historiographical approaches and provide a definitive reference for researchers navigating the complexities of his surviving texts.

The volume features contributions from a wide array of international specialists who examine Dio not merely as a chronicler of events, but as a sophisticated political actor and intellectual operating within the Roman imperial administration. The design and structure of the work adhere to the rigorous standards of Brill's long-standing Companion series, prioritizing clarity, extensive bibliographic support, and thematic organization to assist scholars in contextualizing Dio’s perspective on the transition from the Republic to the Principate.