id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt penelope-uchicago-edu-1791 LacusCurtius • Cassius Dio's Roman History .html text/html 2553 348 73 Cary exercised a good deal of editorial judgment on the fragmentary texts of Dio and reassembled them in an order that suited him — leaving, however, the standard numbering in place to facilitate reference. Beginning of the Second Punic War: the Saguntines in Spain; the Gauls ally themselves with the Carthaginians. Second Punic War: Scipio's successful campaigns in Spain. Crassus goes to war against the Parthians, is defeated and killed. Caesar crosses the Rubicon: civil war. Caesar's war in Spain. Caesar's triumphs celebrated in Rome. Caesar defeats Gnaeus Pompey in Spain. Character of Julius Caesar's nephew and heir Octavian. Octavian and Antony make agreements with Sextus Pompey then turn on him and defeat him. Wars against the Parthians, in which Antony is defeated. Nero's reign, continued: the rebellion of Vindex in Gaul, the revolt of the Jews put down by Vespasian. The emperor Caracalla: his cruelty of character, his wars, his destruction of Alexandria. ./cache/penelope-uchicago-edu-1791.html ./txt/penelope-uchicago-edu-1791.txt