Cassius Dio, a Bithynian Greek who later became a Roman senator and consul, is known primarily for his partially extant Roman History (early third century A.D.). This work, eighty books long, was the last full history of Rome to be written in...

c. 150-235 Greco-Roman administrator and historian whose Romanika, written in Greek, provides a valuable source regarding the latter years of the republic and the early empire. Dio served in various positions throughout the Roman world, from Africa to...

Black Sabbath The Dio Years Warner Bros./Rhino (RS 116648) Grade: **** It could have been a major misstep. Black Sabbath had already made one attempt to replace Ozzy Osbourne when they recruited Savoy Brown's Dave Walker to fill up his...

HAWTHORNE, CA LIES SOMEWHERE between the city and the sea, a culturally diverse suburban sprawl of gangsters, bohemian beach dwellers, working class families, and business people. In 1961, a group of brothers with the last name Wilson put the town on the map...