Cassius Dio (consul 291)

Cassius Dio (/ˈkæʃəs ˈdiːoʊ/; fl. 291–297) 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 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 296, he was appointed Praefectus urbi of Rome, a position he held until 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.

References

^ Christol, pg. 122
^ Martindale & Jones, pg. 253

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)

Political offices
Preceded by Diocletian IV Maximian III	Roman consul 291 with Gaius Junius Tiberianus II	Succeeded by Afranius Hannibalianus Julius Asclepiodotus
Preceded by T. Claudius Aurelius Aristobulus	Proconsul of Africa 294–295	Succeeded by T. Flavius Postumius Titianus
Preceded by T. Claudius Aurelius Aristobulus	Urban prefect of Rome 296–297	Succeeded by Afranius Hannibalianus

[1] Christol, pg. 122

[2] Martindale & Jones, pg. 253

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