Cassius Dio (consul 291)
Cassius Dio (fl. late third century) 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 AD 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 AD 296, he was appointed Praefectus urbi of Rome, a position he held until AD 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.
Sources
- Christol, Michel, Essai sur l'évolution des carrières sénatoriales dans la seconde moitié du IIIe siècle ap. J.C. (1986)
- Martindale, J. R.; Jones, A. H. M, The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire, Vol. I AD 260-395, Cambridge University Press (1971)
References
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus Augustus IV Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maximianus Augustus III |
Consul of the Roman Empire 291 with Gaius Junius Tiberianus II |
Succeeded by Afranius Hannibalianus Julius Asclepiodotus |
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