Table of Contents

1. Introductory:
1: Simon Swain: Reception and Interpretation
2. Politics:
2: Giovanni Salmeri: Dio, Rome, and the Civic Life of Asia Minor
3: Paolo Desideri: City and Country in Dio
4: John Ma: Public Speech and Community in the Euboicus
5: Richard Hawley: Marriage, Gender, and the Family in Dio
3. Letters:
6: Graham Anderson: Some Uses of Storytelling in Dio
7: Suzanne Said: Dio's Use of Mythology
8: John Moles: The Dionian Charidemus
4. Philosophy:
9: Michael Trapp: Plato in Dio
10: Aldo Brancacci: Dio, Socrates, and Cynicism
11: Frederick Brenk: Dio on the Simple and Self-Sufficient Life

Reviews

... a very rich and provocatively multi-vocal collection of essays on the works of this controversial orator/philosopher. Hermathena: A Trinity College Dublin Review ... without doubt a very valuable book for anyone who is interested in the politics, literature and philsophy of the Flavian Empire ... adds depth to our understanding of Dio - notoriously an elusive and multi-faceted author - from such a wide variety of perspectives. Hermathena: A Trinity College Dublin Review ... a very valuable book, which more than repays close attention ... gives a clear illustration of the challenging variety of Dio's self-representation and philosophical thought. Hermathena: A Trinity College Dublin Review The range and detail with which the material is covered is impressive. It sets high standards of serious engagement with Dio's constantly fascinating and provocative creations. It should provide a very stimulating resource for all those who are encouraged to further extend our understanding of Dio's complex historical context, and of his even more complex projects of rhetorical and philosophical self-presentation. Hermathena: A Trinity College Dublin Review Packed full of solid scholarship ... A solid and useful collection, with a couple of stand-out pieces (by Moles and Ma). Bryn Mawr Classical Review