Cassius Dio's figures for the demographic consequences of the Bar Kokhba War: Exaggeration or reliable account?
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DOI: 10.1017/s1047759421000271
Abstract: Scholars have long doubted the historical accuracy of Cassius Dio's account of the consequences of the Bar Kokhba War (Roman History 69.14). According to this text, considered the most reliable literary source for the Second… read more here.
Keywords: war; cassius dio; account; consequences bar ... See more keywords