⚠Highly deteriorated fragment of a Greek manuscript (identified as Vat. gr. 2306, the Codex Vaticanus of Cassius Dio). The page exhibits significant physical damage, including large lacunae (holes), heavy staining, and extensive ink loss. The text is written in uncial (majuscule) script and is largely illegible.

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This page is a highly deteriorated fragment of the Roman History by the historian Cassius Dio. The manuscript is a palimpsest, meaning the original writing was partially erased so the parchment could be reused. The remaining Greek text is written in uncial—a formal, capital-letter script—but is almost entirely lost due to significant holes (lacunae), chemical staining, and the fading of the ink over many centuries.

...of the...?
...and...?
...with...?
...upon...?
...of Antoninus...? original: "ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟΥ" (Antoninou). This name refers to Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, better known to history as Caracalla, whose reign is a major subject of Cassius Dio’s later books.
...and...?
...concerning...?
...the...?
...of them...?
...in...?
...the...?
...s...?
...and...?
...of the...?
...p...?
...being...?
...s...?
...to this...?