 The only other major source of information on the games is Cassius Dio who lived in the latter second and early third centuries.His "History of Rome" spans 80 books written in 22 years, but much of which are only fragments.He is noted for his attention to detail in administrative affairs, but for major events his writing can be merely impressionistic, with a greater emphasis put on his interpretation of the events' significance within the wider historical context rather than reporting details.