Cassius_Dio_(consul_291)

Cassius Dio (consul 291)

Cassius Dio (consul 291)

Roman senator and consul in 291

This article is about the consul. For the historian who was his ancestor, see Cassius Dio.

Cassius Dio (/ˈkæʃəs ˈdiːoʊ/; fl. 291–297) was a Roman senator who was appointed consul in AD 291.

Biography

Cassius Dio was either the grandson or great-grandson of his namesake, the historian Cassius Dio, whose family originated in Bithynia. He was appointed consul posterior in 291 alongside Gaius Junius Tiberianus at quite a young age.[1] This was followed by a posting as Proconsular governor of Africa from approximately 1 July 294 to 1 July 295.[2] Then on 18 February 296, he was appointed Praefectus urbi of Rome, a position he held until 297.

Cassius Dio owned a house on the Palatine Hill called the Domus Dionis. At some stage, he and 12 other senators each contributed 400,000 sesterces, probably for the construction of a building.

References

  1. [1]
    Christol, pg. 122
  2. [2]
    Martindale & Jones, pg. 253

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