Rivalry, Competition and Corruption in Dio Chrysostom’s Bithynian Orations

Abstract

The article discusses some of the main ‘vices’ of Bithynian politics as they emerge from Dio Chrysostom’s Bithynian orations. It focuses on the issue of local rivalries between Bithynian poleis, the problematic relations between poleis and Roman authorities and, eventually, the difficult position of Dio in Prusa.