Citation with stable link: Philip A. Harland, 'Guide to Dio of Prusa,' Ethnic Relations and Migration in the Ancient World, last modified September 8, 2024, https://philipharland.com/Blog/?p=21211.

This post is a guide to ethnographic passages in the speeches or Orations of Dio of Prusa, also known as Dio Chrysostom (late first century CE):

• Barbarian wisdom – 12 (link)
• Ethnic diversity in Alexandria – 32 (link)
• Indians’ superior mode of life – 35 (link)
• Magians and Zoroastrians among Persians – 36 (link)
• Scythians and Getians – 36, along with 12 and 72 (link)
• Persian, Egyptian, Indian, and Celtic wisdom – 49 (link)
• Indians, Ethiopians, and Celts via luxury imports – 79 (link)