Emesa (218) — the same event in Cassius Dio and Herodian, History of the Empire

Cassius Dio: At dawn on 16 May the family of Maesa took the thirteen-year-old Avitus to the camp, deceiving the troops that he was Caracalla's…

What each source says

Cassius Dio, Roman History · AD 218 · Emesa

At dawn on 16 May the family of Maesa took the thirteen-year-old Avitus to the camp, deceiving the troops that he was Caracalla's illegitimate son, and incited the soldiers to revolt

and at dawn on the sixteenth of May persuaded the soldiers, who were eager to get an excuse for an uprising, to revolt.
Location: 79(79).31

Herodian, History of the Empire · AD 218 · Emesa

Maesa says her grandson is Caracalla's son and promises money. The soldiers open the gates by night, receive him, call him "Antoninus" and dress him in purple.

Location: 5.3

Where the sources differ

A and B are two of the sources listed above.

On what pointSource ASource BWhat differs (in Korean)
YearCassius Dio, Roman HistoryHerodian, History of the Empirea는 5월 16일 새벽, b는 밤에 문을 열어 맞음
WhoCassius Dio, Roman HistoryHerodian, History of the Empirea는 카라칼라의 서자로 속임, b는 카라칼라의 아들로 속임

Place: Emesa

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