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[314] 2. Seneca's Apocololcyntosis - Gobbet Exercise Last Minute Literature
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Apocololcyntosis is a Menippean satire that sharply criticises the deification of Claudius. The suspected poet, Seneca, had been exiled for having an affair with Claudius’ wife Messalina, perhaps contributing to the satire’s scathing presentation of the emperor. This biased and entertaining fictional account, while not presenting any historical events, may offer an insight into the discourse surrounding Claudius’ death.
This research is initiated by and based on resources provided by the lecturers at Massey University as part of the course 201.314: Imperial Rome.
References
Dio. (1915). Roman history (Cary, E., Trans). In Dio’s Roman history. Loeb Classical Library. https://lexundria.com/dio/60.14/cy (Original work published ca. 233AD)
Seneca. (1902). Apocololcyntosis (Ball, Trans.). Columbia University Press. http://www.forumromanum.org/literature/apocolocyntosis.html (Original work published ca. 2nd Century AD)
Suetonius. (1914). The life of Claudius (Rolfe, Trans.). The twelve Caesars, (pp.3 – 83). Loeb Classical Library. https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Suetonius/12Caesars/Claudius*.html (Original work published ca. 121AD)
Suetonius. (1914). The life of Nero (Rolfe, Trans.). The twelve Caesars, (pp.87 – 187). Loeb Classical Library. https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Suetonius/12Caesars/Nero*.html (Original work published ca. 121AD)
Tacitus. (1942). Annals (Church, Brodribb, & Bryant, Trans.). In Complete works of Tacitus. Random House. http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.02.0078 (Original work published ca. 2nd Century AD)
Apocololcyntosis is a Menippean satire that sharply criticises the deification of Claudius. The suspected poet, Seneca, had been exiled for having an affair with Claudius’ wife Messalina, perhaps contributing to the satire’s scathing presentation of the emperor. This biased and entertaining fictional account, while not presenting any historical events, may offer an insight into the discourse surrounding Claudius’ death.
This research is initiated by and based on resources provided by the lecturers at Massey University as part of the course 201.314: Imperial Rome.
References
Dio. (1915). Roman history (Cary, E., Trans). In Dio’s Roman history. Loeb Classical Library. https://lexundria.com/dio/60.14/cy (Original work published ca. 233AD)
Seneca. (1902). Apocololcyntosis (Ball, Trans.). Columbia University Press. http://www.forumromanum.org/literature/apocolocyntosis.html (Original work published ca. 2nd Century AD)
Suetonius. (1914). The life of Claudius (Rolfe, Trans.). The twelve Caesars, (pp.3 – 83). Loeb Classical Library. https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Suetonius/12Caesars/Claudius*.html (Original work published ca. 121AD)
Suetonius. (1914). The life of Nero (Rolfe, Trans.). The twelve Caesars, (pp.87 – 187). Loeb Classical Library. https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Suetonius/12Caesars/Nero*.html (Original work published ca. 121AD)
Tacitus. (1942). Annals (Church, Brodribb, & Bryant, Trans.). In Complete works of Tacitus. Random House. http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.02.0078 (Original work published ca. 2nd Century AD)
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