Complete Works of Dio Chrysostom - 'The Discourses' by Dio Chrysostom

Involved in a lawsuit about plans to beautify Prusa at his own expense, he stated his case before the governor of Bithynia, Pliny the Younger, 111–112. In 102 he travelled to Alexandria and elsewhere. Arriving again at Rome on an embassy of thanks about 98–99 he became a firm friend of emperor Trajan. In 97 he spoke publicly to Greeks assembled at Olympia, was welcomed at Rome by emperor Nerva (96–98), and returned to Prusa. Strongly critical of the emperor Domitian (81–96) he was about 82 banned by him from Italy and Bithynia and wandered in poverty, especially in lands north of the Aegean, as far as the Danube and the primitive Getae. But in the course of his travels he went to Rome in Vespasian's reign (69–79) and was converted to Stoicism. He became a skilled rhetorician hostile to philosophers. 120 CE, of Prusa in Bithynia, Asia Minor, inherited with his brothers large properties and debts from his generous father Pasicrates. Please visit to explore our range of Ancient Classics titles or buy the entire series as a Super Set

* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres * Features a bonus biography – discover Dio's ancient world * Provides a special dual English and Greek text, allowing readers to compare the sections paragraph by paragraph – ideal for students * Includes Dio's rare fragments, first time in digital print * Easily locate the discourses you want to read with individual contents tables Cohoon’s translation previously appearing in the Loeb Classical Library edition of Dio * Concise introduction to the ‘Discourses’

* Features the complete extant text of Dio’s ‘Discourses’, in both English translation and the original Greek * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Dio's life and works This comprehensive eBook presents Dio’s complete extant works, with illustrations, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. Delphi’s Ancient Classics series provides eReaders with the wisdom of the Classical world, with both English translations and the original Greek texts. Dio was committed to defending the ethical values of the Greek cultural tradition, as reflected by his sober and elegant style. Dio Chrysostom was a philosopher and historian of the first century, whose extant works confirm his prominent influence in reviving Greek literature in the Roman Empire, marking the beginning of the Second Sophistic movement.

Complete Works of Dio Chrysostom - 'The Discourses' by Dio Chrysostom