Dio Cassius: Roman History (Books 12-35) [2] 0674990412, 9780674990418

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ROMAN HISTORY II

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DIO'S

ROMAN HISTORY WITH AN ENGLISH TRANSLATION BY

EARNEST GARY,

Ph.D.

ON THE BASIS OF THE VERSION OF

HERBERT BALDWIN FOSTER, Ph.D

IN NINE

VOLUMES II

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CONTENTS PAGE

SHOWING THE DIVISION OP WORK INTO VOLUMES rRAGMENTS OF BOOK XII FRAGMENTS OF BOOK XIII FRAGMENTS OF BOOK XIV FRAGMENTS OF BOOK XV FRAGMENTS OF BOOK XVI FRAGMENTS OF BOOK XVII FRAGMENTS OF BOOK XVIII FRAGMENTS OF BOOK XIX FRAGMENTS OF BOOK XX FRAGMENTS OF BOOK XXI FRAGMENTS OF BOOK XXII FRAGMENTS OF BOOK XXIII FRAGMENTS OF BOOK XXIV FRAGMENTS OF BOOK XXV FRAGMENTS OF BOOK XXVI FRAGMENTS OF BOOK XXVII FRAGMENTS OF BOOK XXVIII FRAGMENTS OF BOOK XXIX FRAGMENTS OF BOOKS XXX-XXXV FRAGMENTS OF UNCERTAIN REFERENCE INDEX TO V0LUMB3 I AND II LIST

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54 86 132 186

222 276

300 .

332 366 408 418

422 430 434 444 454 462 466 500 507

LIST

SHOWING THE DIVISION

OF DIO'S ROMAN HISTORY INTO VOLUMES IN THIS EDITION VOLUME I.

II.

BOOKS

PERIOD COVERED

Fragments of Books I.-XI.

753-250 B.C.

Fragments of Books XII.-

250-85 B.C.

XXXV. III.

Books XXXVI.-XL.

IV. Books

XLI.-XLV.

49-43 B.C.

V. Books XLVI.-L.

43-31 B.C.

VI. Books LI.-LV.

31 B.C.-A.D. 8

VII. Books and Fragments LVI.-LX. VIII. Epitome of Books

69-50 B.C.

LXI.-LXX.

IX. Epitome and Fragments of

A.D. 9-46 A.D. 47-138 A.D. 161--229

Books LXXI.-LXXX.

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ROMAN HISTORY

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They voted

XII

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that the consuls, Gaius Atilius, brother

and Lucius Manhus, should make an expedition into Africa. These, on coming to Sicily, attacked Lilybaeum and undertook to fill up a portion of the moat to help in bringing up the engines. of Regulus,

The Carthaginians

tried to dig beneath the

mound

and undermine it but when they found this to be a losing game, because of the numbers of the opposing workmen, they built another wall, crescent-shaped, inside. The Romans ran tunnels under this circular wall, in order that when it settled into the mine they might rush inside. The Carthaginians then built counter-tunnels and came upon many workers who were unaware of what the other side was doing; these they killed, and they also destroyed many by hurling blazing fire-wood into the excavations. Some of the allies now, burdened by the protraction of the siege and displeased because their wages were ;

not paid them in full, made propositions to the Romans to betray the place. Hamilcar discovered their plan, but did not disclose it, for fear of driving them into open hostility; instead, he supplied their officials with money, and also promised some to the multitude. In this way he won their favour to such an extent that they did not even deny their treachery, but drove away the last envoys when they returned.

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then deserted to the consuls, and received

from them land in

Sicily

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and other gifts. home, hearing of

this,

sent

Adherbal with a very large number of ships carrying grain and money to Lilybaeum. And he, after waiting for a storm, sailed in. Thereupon many others likewise attempted a landing, and some succeeded, while others were destroyed. As long as both consuls were present the conflicts were evenly matched. Pestilence and famine, however, came to harass them, and these caused one of them to return home with the soldiers of his division. Hamilcar then took courage and made sorties, in which he would set fire to the engines and slay the men defending them ; and his cavalry, setting out from Drepanum, prevented the Romans from getting provisions and overran the territory of their allies. Adherbal also ravaged the shores now of Sicily, now of Italy, so that the Romans did not know what to In the meantime, however, Lucius Junius was bo do. preparing a fleet, and Claudius Pulcher hastened to Lilybaeum, where he manned triremes and with them captured Hanno, the Carthaginian, as he was leaving the harbour on a five-banked ship. The prize craft served the Romans as a model in shipbuilding.^

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transmitted to us

Polybius places this event at the beginning of the war, where it seems most appropricate. It is hard to say whether the confusion here is due to Zonaras, to Dio, or to the latter's ^

source.

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