Roman Empire

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Cassius Dio

Cassius Dio (164-c.235): Roman senator of Greek descent, historian, author of a very important Roman History. Severus Alexander Like Arrian of Nicomedia and Appian of Alexandria,…

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Cassius Dio on Bar Kochba

Simon ben Kosiba, surnamed Simon bar Kochba ("son of the star") was a Jewish Messiah. Between 132 and 135, he was the leader of the last resistance against the Romans. After the end of the disastrous rebellion, the rabbis called…

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Catabathmus

Catabathmus (Greek Καταβαθμός, "descent"): cape and frontier town between Ptolemaic Egypt and Cyrenaica, modern Salum, also known as Hellfire Pass. Catabathmus Catabathmus was…

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Catualium (Heel)

Catualium: town, known from the Peutinger Map, identified with Heel in the Netherlands. Catualium is mentioned on the Peutinger Map and was situated along the road on the west bank of the Meuse. The town has been identified with modern Heel…

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