Seneca : a life
Wilson, Emily R., 1971-2015
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Emily Wilson traces the eventful life of Seneca, the Roman philosopher, dramatist, essayist and rhetorician of the first century CE, who came from Spain to Rome, spent his youth in Egypt, was exiled to Corsica under Claudius but recalled after eight years, and rose to dizzying heights of wealth, power and social influence under Nero, before falling from favour and being forced to kill himself.
Main title:
Seneca : a life / Emily Wilson.
Author:
Wilson, Emily R., 1971-, author
Imprint:
UK : Allen Lane, 2015.
Collation:
xiii, 253 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Originally published: as The greatest empire. New York: Oxford University Press, 2014.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781846146374 (hbk)9781846146381 (ebook)
Dewey class:
188
Language:
English
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BRN:
242334
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