Premium Content Caesar Augustus, Hero or Tyrant?: The Effects of Hindsight on Dio Cassius' Portrayal of Caesar
By Jordan Reid Berkow - February 22, 2003
Jordan Reid Berkow
Rome of Augustus
TF: Brian Jobe
February 22, 2003
Caesar Augustus, Hero or Tyrant?: The Effects of Hindsight on Dio Cassius' Portrayal of Caesar
Caesar Augustus, during the time of his reign as princeps of the Roman people, cultivated for himself an image of military prowess, generosity, virtue, and clemency. Velleius Paterculus' …
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