Dio's Rome, volume 5, Books 61-76 (A.D. 54-211)
Dio's Rome, volume 5, Books 61-76 (A.D. 54-211)
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[To be sure, he himself posted anotice that he would ratify all the gifts made to any persons by them andby other emperors. But this was mere show. ] He hated them because they didnot supply all his demands, many of which were unreasonable, as alsobecause they had been held in some honor. [Whatever had enjoyed theiraffection and the benefit of their influence beyond the ordinary heregarded as hostile to him. ] Therefore, although he himself had a passionfor a eunuch named Earinus, nevertheless,... because Titus had also showngreat liking for castrated persons, he carried his desire to castreflections on his brother's character to the extent of forbidding any onethereafter in the Roman empire to be castrated. In general, he wasaccustomed to say that those emperors who failed to punish large numbersof men were not good, but merely fortunate. [Personally, he paid noattention to those who praised Titus for not causing a single senator'sdeath, nor did he care that the senate frequently saw fit to pass decreesthat the emperor should not be permitted to put to death any of his peers.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
[To be sure, he himself posted anotice that he would ratify all the gifts made to any persons by them andby other emperors. But this was mere show. ] He hated them because they didnot supply all his demands, many of which were unreasonable, as alsobecause they had been held in some honor. [Whatever had enjoyed theiraffection and the benefit of their influence beyond the ordinary heregarded as hostile to him. ] Therefore, although he himself had a passionfor a eunuch named Earinus, nevertheless,... because Titus had also showngreat liking for castrated persons, he carried his desire to castreflections on his brother's character to the extent of forbidding any onethereafter in the Roman empire to be castrated. In general, he wasaccustomed to say that those emperors who failed to punish large numbersof men were not good, but merely fortunate. [Personally, he paid noattention to those who praised Titus for not causing a single senator'sdeath, nor did he care that the senate frequently saw fit to pass decreesthat the emperor should not be permitted to put to death any of his peers.
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