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Apocolocyntosis

by Lucius Annaeus Seneca
W. H. D. Rouse
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Lucius Annaeus Seneca, also known as Seneca, or Seneca the Younger, was a Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman and dramatist, who also acted as a tutor and adviser to emperor Nero. Attributed to Seneca is this political satire on the Roman emperor Claudius, Apocolocyntosis or The Pumpkinification of Claudius. The title, meaning "Pumpkinification" or "Gourdification" is a play upon "apotheosis", the process of recognizing a dead Roman emperor as a god.

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Publisher: Duke Classics

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  • Release date: February 20, 2012

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Lucius Annaeus Seneca, also known as Seneca, or Seneca the Younger, was a Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman and dramatist, who also acted as a tutor and adviser to emperor Nero. Attributed to Seneca is this political satire on the Roman emperor Claudius, Apocolocyntosis or The Pumpkinification of Claudius. The title, meaning "Pumpkinification" or "Gourdification" is a play upon "apotheosis", the process of recognizing a dead Roman emperor as a god.

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History Philosophy Nonfiction
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    Publisher:
    Duke Classics

    Kindle Book
    Release date: February 20, 2012

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    ISBN: 9781620113295
    Release date: February 20, 2012

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    ISBN: 9781620113295
    File size: 183 KB
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    ISBN: 9781620113295
    File size: 181 KB
    Release date: February 20, 2012

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