Dio 53.20.1

Roman History 53.20.1

Author
Cassius Dio
Translator
Earnest Cary

Roman History

53.20.1

Cassius Dio

translated by Earnest Cary

20Caesar, as I have said, received the name of Augustus, and a sign of no little moment to him occurred that very night; for the Tiber overflowed and covered all of Rome that was on low ground, so that it was navigable for boats. From this sign the soothsayers prophesied that he would rise to great heights and hold the whole city under his sway.