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Diosromanhistory07cassuoft.Pdf DIO'S ROMAN HISTORY WITH AN ENGLISH TRANSLATION BY EARNEST CARY, Ph.D. ON THE BASIS OF THE VERSION OF BERBERT BALDWIN FOSTER, Ph.D. IN NINE VOLUMES VI J LONDON WILLIAM HEINEMANN LTD CAMURIDGK, MASSACHUSETTS HARVARD UNIVERSITY PRESS MCMIA First Printed 1921 Reprinted 1955 ini. 2R 1957 Printed in Great Bri'.ain CONTENTS PAGE BOOK LVI 2 FRAGMENTS OF BOOK. LVI 108 BOOK LVII HO BOOK LVIII 184 FRAGMENTS OF BOOK LVIII 258 BOOK LIX 260 KOOK LX 36(J index 443 DIO'S ROMAN HISTORY DIO'S ROMAN HISTORY BOOK LVL iv Tc£5e tveartv Tip TrtvT-qKoaTy 'iicrcp raiv Ataivos 'Poi/xaiKaii' ' a. Cls rots to. "rexva ex 01' '' Kal fjera tovto rots artKvots Kal aydfxots 6 Avyouaros 5ieAe'x0rj, Kal ocra tir' aurois Sipio-fV. /3. Tls KvtvrtKios Ovapos TjTTrjde'is inrb KfXraiy airidavtv. y. 'fly t2> 'Ofj.ov6ttov Kadtepddr). 5. 'Cls ffroa 7] Atovias Kadtipu>6r]. t. Tls hvyovcrros fxeri)hha£ev. Xpivuv Ti\?idos *T77 e|, iv ots apx 0U7es ol apiOfj.ovfj.ti/ot o'tSe iytvovro K. ~2..)v\-niKtos K. vl. KafifpTyos „ T. TloiTTralos K. vl. 2a/3iVos n. KopvyAtos n. hi. AoAo/3eAAas „ 1 T. 'Iounos T in'. 2,iAav6s M. Ai/xiKios K. hi. AeViSos „ " T. 2tot^\ios T. vl. Tavpos Tep^iai'i/foy T<- Katcrapos vl. Kaio~ap „ * r. 'fcoi'Teios T. i//. KaTriTcoi' A. Moavdrtos A. ui. ITAay/coj 3 T. 2(Aios T. i/j. Kai/ctea Aapyos Se'fTOy n<3U7r/)inS 2<£t01> vi. „ U7T. -c >r > a > ' it/> , 264TOS AirouAeios 5«4tou ui. Kal ravra /xev aWoi, KaQypovv, 6 Be Sf) Tifiepios e? ttjp 'Vwfxrjv, /xerd tov ^ei/mcova (iv w> K.vivto<; SovXttIkcos Kal Vdio<> ^.a/3li>o<; virdrev- aav, uvetcofxiaOt)' Kal aurai Kal 6 Avjovotos es 1 2 r. vl. Bs. bovjetos Bs. supplied by , <povrows M. 3 KaiK/ra Aa^ycy Bs., KaiKtvaKaptos M. 2 DIO'S ROMAN HISTORY BOOK LVI The following is contained in the Fifty-sixth of Dio's Rome : — How Augustus addressed those who were fathers and afterwards the childless and unmarried, and the recom- penses that he established for them (chaps. 1-10). How Quint ilius Varus was defeated by the Germans anil perished (chaps. 18-24). How the temple of Concord was dedicated (chap. 25). 1 How the Portico of Livia was dedicated (chap. 27). How Augustus passed away (chaps. 29-47). Duration of time, six years, in which there were the magistrates (consuls) here enumerated : — A.D. 9 Q. Sulpicius Q. f. Camerinus, C. PoppaeusQ. f. Sabinus. 10 P. Cornelius P. f. Dolabella, C. Eunius C. f. Silanus. 11 M. Aemilius Q. f. Lepidus, T. Statilius T. f. Taurus. 12 Germanicus Ti. Caesaris f. Caesar, C. Fonteius C. f. Capito. 13 L. Munatius L. f. Plancus, C. SiliusC. f. Caecina Largus. 14 Sextus Sexti f. Sextus Sexti f. Pompeioa , Apuleius While others were reducing these places, Tiberius a.d. 9 returned to Rome after the winter in which Quintus Sulpicius and Gains Sabinus became consuls. Even Augustus himself went out into the suburbs to meet 1 The compiler of this synopsis had before him a faulty in critical note on that the reading chap. 27 (see passage) ; Portions Iulia is meant. * 'AirouAti-s Bfl., anuvAius M. DIOS ROMAN HISTORY to TvpoacfTeiov air avrrf eras r/XOi re /xer avjov e? ra SeTrra, KavravOa airo firjficiTOS tov hrjfxov rjawdcraTO, /cal fiera tovto rd re aXXa ra irpoa- i]KOvra eirl T0Z9 tolovtois enrolr/ae teal 6ea<$ 2 irriviKiovs Sea tcov vttcitwv. eitetht) Te ol 'nnTrjs nroXXf) ev avTais airovhfj tov vop-ov tov irepL tcov 1 tckvovvtcov fxyjre ya/xovvrcov p,i]Te /caTaXvOr/vat. ?)£louv, ijOpoicrev e'<? rrjv dyopav %&)/3t9 p<ev tou? <$e Ka\ dyvvaiovs acpcov %&>pi9 tou? yeyap,7]/coTa<; i) ical l&cov itoXv ifceivcov reKva e-%0VTas, tovtovs Tou'tSe- iXdrTovs ijXjijcre re koX SieXe^aro avrols " 2 Et zeal oXtyoi TTavTcnraaiv, cos ye irpos tocov- tov oyKov 7roA.e&)9 eiirelv, /cal 7roXXw Karaheecnepoi tcov erepcov tcov p,y]hev tcov BeoVTcov irpaTTeiv edeXovTcov eare, dXX' eycoye /cal /car avTO touto p,dXXov vp,d<; eiraivto ical ttoXX^v %dpiv v/xlv 6%a), otl /cal eire'to-6))Te /cal tt]V iraTpiha avpnrXrjOuere. 2 e/c yap tcov ovtco fiiovvTcov TTap,7TXi]0ei<; ol p.era raina '¥cop,aloi yevtjaovrar /cal yap to /car cipxds ical irdvv /3paxei<i 6We?, e-rreiTa ydfiiov e7rtp,eXri8evTe<i real re/cva ixoiriadp.evoi iravra^ dvdpcoTTOw; oii/c evavBpla /xovov dXXa /cal tto- 3 Xvavdpcoiria v-rrepeepvpev. cov XP>) ^epnn)p,evov<; diSico to OvrjTOv Tr}9 (pvcretos i)p,cov StaSoxfj yevcov cotnrep tivcov Xapirahicov 7rapa/j,v0ela$ai, Iv iv tovt co p,6vco Trjs Oeias evhaupLovias i]TTcope0a, 4 e£ dXXijXcov dOdvaTOV tcaOiaTcopieOa. Bid yap tovto /cal t« pbdXiaTa o irpcoTos /cat p,eyiaro<; Te BtetXe eVeti'O? Oeos, 6 Te/cT7]vdp,evos t)p,d<;, &ixfl to Ovi]Tov yevos, teal to p,ev dppev avTov to 8e 1 fJ.J]Te Bk., /xrj M. BOOK LVI him, accompanied him to the Saepta, and there from a.d. 9 a tribunal greeted the people. Following this he performed all the ceremonies proper to such occasions, and caused the consuls to give triumphal games. And when the knights were very urgent, during the games, in seeking the repeal of the law regarding the unmarried and the childless, he assembled in one part of the Forum the unmarried men of their number, and in another those who were married, including those who also had children. Then, per- ceiving that the latter were much fewer in number than the former, he was filled with grief and addressed them somewhat as follows : " Though you are but few altogether, in com- parison with the vast throng that inhabits this city, and are far less numerous than the others, who are unwilling to perform any of their duties, yet for this very reason I for my part praise you the more, and am heartily grateful to you because you have shown yourselves obedient and are helping to replenish the fatherland. For it is by lives so conducted that the Romans of later days will become a mighty multitude. We were at first a mere handful, you know, but when we had recourse to marriage and begot us children, we came to surpass all mankind not only in the manliness of our citizens but in the size of our population as well. Bearing this in mind, we must console the mortal side of our nature with an endless succession of generations that shall be like the torch-bearers in a race, so that through one another we may render immortal the one side of our nature in which we fall short of divine bliss. It was for this cause most of all that that first and greatest god, who fashioned us, divided the race of mortals in DIO'S ROMAN HISTORY OrjXv aiTohei^as epcoTa teal civdy/crjv acpLcri t?}? 7rpo<? dWijXovs avvovcrtaf ive6a\e, Kal yovip-ov tt)v op-iXlav avTcov iiroirjaev, oVo)? i/c tcov aei yevvcopuevcov dlBtov rpoirov nvd Kal to Ovtjtov 5 a7repydcrr)Tai. kclitol teal avTcov tcov decov ol fxev appeves al Se 07]\eiai vop,l£ovTai, teal ol p,ev yeyevvrjfcevai Tivas ol 8' e'/c tivcov yeyevvrjaBai irapahehovTar ovtco Kal irap eKeivois rols p.r]8ev tovtcov 8eopb£vot,<; /ca\bv eivai hehoKrai Kal ydpos /cal t€kvcool^. " r/ 3 OcrT6 6p0co<; p,ev eTTOtijaaTe tovs deovs p,ip.i]- adfievoi, 6p9co<s Be Kal tovs Trarepas tyfkdoaavTes, tv coairep vp,d<; i/celvoi iyevvrjerav, ovtco Kal vp,e2<; aWovs r€fcv(oar}T€, Kal Kaddirep i/ceivovs vp,el<i Trpoyovovs Kal i)yela6e Kal ovop-d^ere, ovtco Kal 2 vp,as eTepoi Kal voplacocri Kal TrpocreinTcocTi, Ta tc epya oca eKelvoi Ka\coq irpd^avTes vp.lv /A6T evK\ela<i TrapeSoaav, Kal vp-els aXXot? irapa&coTC, Kal Ta KTi]p,aTa oaa avTol KTi]crdp,evoi KaTe\nrov vpuv, Kal vp.ei<i eTepois e'£ vp.cov avTcov yeyovoai 3 KaTa\L7rr)T€. 7ra><? p,ev yap ovk dptcrTov yvvrj acoeppcov oiKovpbs olKOvop,o<i TraihoTpofyos vytai- vovtc'l Te evcppdvai Kal dadevovvTa Oeparrevaai, evTv^ovvTi tc avyyeveaOai Kal SvcrTV^ovvTa Tvapapuvdr]caaQai, tov tc veov rr/v ip.p,avi] c\>vctiv Kadelp^ai Kal tov irpeaBvTepov Tt)v e^iopov cV 4 avaT7]poTr)Ta Kepdaai ; ircos ou^ i)8v dvekeaOai tckvov it; dp,(f)olv avp.ne^vKO'i Kal dpexjrac Kal iraiSevaai, eiKova p,ev tov acop.aTOf eiKova 8e Kal t^9 ^rv^rj 1^, cocrTe iv eKeivco av^i]0evTi kWepov aiiTov 8 5 yeveaOai ; 7raj<? ov p,aKapio~Tov, diraWaTTopLevov e/c tov Biov, SidSo^ov Kal K\i]povop.ov oIk€iov i% 6 BOOK LVI twain, making one half of it male and the other half a.d. 9 female, and implanted in them love and compulsion to mutual intercourse, making their association fruit- ful, that by the young continually born he might in a way render even mortality eternal. Indeed, even of the gods themselves some are accounted male and others female and the tradition ; prevails that some have begotten others and some have been begotten of others. So even among those beings, who need no such device, marriage and the be- getting of children have been approved as a noble thing. " You have done right, therefore, to imitate the gods and right to emulate your fathers, so that, just as they begot you, you also may bring others into the world as ; that, just you consider them and name them ancestors, others also may regard you and address in similar fashion you ; that the works which they nobly achieved and handed down to you with also hand on to others fflory, you may ; and that the which possessions they acquired and left to you, you also may leave to others sprung from your own loins.
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