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Dying Every Day: Seneca at the Court of Nero
by James Romm
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Dying Every Day Seneca at the Court of Nero It is this and the fact that his beloved nephew Lucan was also increasingly a quasihostage at Nero’s court that explains this book’s title – “dying every day” a quotation from one of Seneca’s works The book’s construction gives the impression of a slow descent to Hell and chaos reinforcing the story told by the narrative Dying Every Day Seneca at the Court of Nero by James Romm I found Dying Every Day very readable for a general audience despite its author being an academic historian Seneca and Nero are both fascinating figures and Romm draws on a variety of sources to paint vivid pictures of them both Dying Every Day Seneca at the Court of Nero Book Review A book review of Dying Every Day Seneca at the Court of Nero by James Romm “As a popular historical work Dying Every Day is highly recommended for anyone wishing to know how power is acquired used abused and to what ends The names and the institutions have changed Not much else has” Dying Every Day Seneca at the court of Nero James Romm on Seneca at the court of Nero Seneca we must remember lived through the horrors as well as the glories of antiquity when bullies and psychopaths held both the living of your life Notes Dying Every Day Seneca at the Court of Nero 25 sharply distinguishes his assessment of Seneca’s technique in the two works claiming that “something happened around 63” to alter Seneca’s mindset 30 praises Nero for his poetry At Natural Questions 156 in a discussion of iridescence Seneca quotes Nero’s verse description of peacocks’ necks “the neck of Venus’ dove Dying Every Day Seneca at the Court of Nero Dying Every Day Seneca at the Court of Nero Read description At the center the tumultuous life of Seneca ancient Rome’s preeminent writer and philosopher beginning with banishment in his fifties and subsequent appointment as tutor to twelveyearold Nero future emperor of Rome
