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Dying every day : Seneca at the court of Nero / James Romm.

By:

Romm, James S

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Vintage Books , 2014Description: 290 p. : illus. ; 21 cmISBN:

9780307743749

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

188 ROM

LOC classification:

B618 .R64 2014

Contents:

The two Senecas -- Suicide (I) -- Regicide -- Fratricide -- Matricide -- Maritocide -- Holocaust -- Suicide (II) -- Euthanasia.

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

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro - Monografía	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C. Sala Ingles	188 ROM (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		007941

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

The two Senecas -- Suicide (I) -- Regicide -- Fratricide -- Matricide -- Maritocide -- Holocaust -- Suicide (II) -- Euthanasia.

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

English.

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