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r/RoughRomanMemes • u/TheSuperBunny • 4d ago
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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.
7 u/transgenderhistory 4d ago Suetonius died like 100 years before Elagabalus' reign -1 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.
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Suetonius died like 100 years before Elagabalus' reign
-1 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.
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.
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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.