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Dying every day : Seneca at the court of Nero /

Explores the moral struggles, political intrigues and violent vendettas that enmeshed Seneca, the ancient Roman writer and philosopher, in the brutal daily lives of the imperial family and the regime of his student, Nero.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Romm, James S.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Alred A. Knopf, 2014.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, > approximately 4 B.C.-65 A.D.
Nero, > Emperor of Rome, > 37-68.
Statesmen > Rome > Biography.
Philosophers > Rome > Biography.
Rome > History > Nero, 54-68.
Seneca, L. Annaeus > (Lucius Annaeus), > ca. 4 v. Chr.-65 n. Chr.
Nero, ... > (Claudius Caesar), > Romeins keizer, > 37-68.
Philosophers.
Statesmen.
Rome (Empire)
Nero, > Römisches Reich, Kaiser, > 37-68.
Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, > Philosophus, > -65.
Philosophy & Religion.
Philosophy.
Statsmän.
Filosofer.
54-68
31 f. Kr.-476 e. Kr. (kejsartiden, Romerska riket)
Biographies.
History.
Biografi.
Description
Summary:Explores the moral struggles, political intrigues and violent vendettas that enmeshed Seneca, the ancient Roman writer and philosopher, in the brutal daily lives of the imperial family and the regime of his student, Nero.
Physical Description:xix, 290 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780307596871
0307596877
9780385351720
0385351720
9780307743749
0307743748