Roman History
Translated by Earnest Cary
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The opening
BOOK XLVI
The following is contained in the Forty-sixth of Dio’s Rome:—
How oe replied to Cicero in defence of Antony (chaps. 1 —28).
How Antony was defeated at Mutina by Caesar and the consuls (chaps. 29-38).
How Caesar came to Rome and was elected consul (chaps, 39-49).
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About this edition
- The words
- Earnest Cary's English translation, copied word for word.
- Left out
- Page numbers and running heads from the printed pages, in 9 places
- Notes and pages added by translators, editors or publishers, in 6 places
- The title page and opening pages before chapter 1, in 2 places
- The printing history (“First printed 1917 / Reprinted 1955, 1961, 1969”) and printer's line (2 blocks)
- The half-title “DIO'S ROMAN HISTORY”
- The year B.C. printed in the outer margin of the English page (Cary's dating, not Dio's text) (23 blocks)