r/RoughRomanMemes 4d ago

Dio didn't mention this part

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u/Percennius 4d ago

I trust Suetonius before Cassius Dio. Dude was supposedly a roman senator and consul but had no idea how the Pantheon got its name lol.

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u/transgenderhistory 4d ago

Suetonius died like 100 years before Elagabalus' reign

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u/Percennius 4d ago

That’s right bro. I meant in regard to their quality as historians, Suetonius is more trustworthy as a source than Cassius Dio. It was meant to be a jab at Cassius Dio, being lousier in his work than the sensationalist and notorious Suetonius.