The accounts记述 · the ancient witnesses
Greek historians · 希腊史家
Cassius Dio — Roman History （卡西乌斯·狄奥·罗马史）primary source · 源典
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Roman History 68.17-68.33 — 'Next he made a campaign against the Armenians and Parthians ... his real reason was a desire to win renown'; the annexations, Ctesiphon, the Persian Gulf and the collapse《罗马史》68.17-68.33——“继而他出征亚美尼亚与帕提亚……其真实动机是求名”；诸省之设、克特西丰、波斯湾与最终瓦解
Provenance: “primary source” = curated canonical witness (editorial); “dated witness” = derived from the ToposText date index by year-span, with the matched loci count. Sparse counts may include incidental mentions.出处：「源典」为校订之正典见证（编辑判断）；「系年见证」由 ToposText 系年索引按年代跨度推得，附匹配条目数；稀少者或含偶涉。
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