Deaths of Seneca

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The forced suicide of Seneca, former adviser to Nero, is one of the most tortured--and most revisited--death scenes from classical antiquity. After fruitlessly opening his veins and drinking hemlock, Seneca finally succumbed to death in a stifling steam bath, while his wife Paulina, who had attempted suicide as well, was bandaged up and revived by Nero''s men. From the first century to the present...
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The forced suicide of Seneca, former adviser to Nero, is one of the most tortured--and most revisited--death scenes from classical antiquity. After fruitlessly opening his veins and drinking hemlock, Seneca finally succumbed to death in a stifling steam bath, while his wife Paulina, who had attempted suicide as well, was bandaged up and revived by Nero''s men. From the first century to the present...
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  • Formats: pdf
  • ISBN: 9780199739493
  • Publication Date: 4 Nov 2009
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • Product language: English
  • Drm Setting: DRM