Christianity vs.
cyclical destruction in, 1.1, 2.1, 3.1, 6.1, 7.1, nts.1, nts.2
Greek, 1.1, 1.2
misfortune as viewed by
as Nero’s enemies, 6.1, 6.2, 7.1, 7.2
otium and
princeps’ persecution of
principles of
Reason in, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 3.1, 4.1, 4.2, 6.1, 7.1
of Seneca, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 5.1, 6.1, 6.2, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3
suicide advocated by, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, nts.1
as treason
wealth as viewed by, 4.1, nts.1
see also Cato, Marcus Porcius
Suetonius, itr.1, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 5.1, 5.2, 6.1, 7.1, epi.1
suicides, 1.1, 3.1, 6.1, 6.2, 7.1, epi.1, nts.1
as acquiescence to autocracy, 1.1, nts.1
as acts of protest, 1.1, nts.1
of Cato, 1.1, 1.2, 6.1, nts.1
of Cordus
of enslaved gladiators, 6.1, epi.1
of Epicharis
estate protected by, 1.1, 1.2, 3.1, nts.1
libations to Jupiter the Liberator in, 7.1, 7.2
of Lucan
of Lucius Junius Silanus, 1.1, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, nts.1
maiestas charge in
of Mela
of Messalina, 1.1, nts.1
of Narcissus, 3.1, 6.1
of Nerva, nts.1
as path to freedom, 1.1, 1.2, 6.1, 7.1, epi.1
of Piso
of Pollitta, nts.5
preemptive, 6.1, 7.1, epi.1
of Seneca, itr.1, itr.2, 7.1, 7.2, epi.1
of Silvanus
Stoic advocacy of, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, nts.1
of Thrasea, 7.1, epi.1, nts.1
of Vestinus
Suillius Rufus, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, epi.1, nts.1, nts.2, nts.3, nts.4
Sulla, Faustus, 4.1, 4.2
Nero’s murder of, 5.1, 5.2, 6.1, nts.1
Sulla, Lucius Cornelius, 4.1, 5.1
Tacitus, itr.1, itr.2, itr.3, 1.1, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 5.7, 5.8, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, epi.1
Tarpeian Rock
Terpnus, 4.1, 4.2, 6.1
theaters
aristocrats as performers in, 5.1, 5.2
Atellan farces in
mock naval battles in, 5.1, nts.1
of Neapolis, 6.1, 7.1, nts.1
Nero as performer in, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 6.1, 6.2, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, epi.1, epi.2, epi.3, nts.1
pantomime dancing in, 4.1, 5.1
Pompey’s, 7.1, epi.1, nts.1
wooden amphitheater
Thrasea Paetus, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, epi.1, nts.1, nts.2
bending to temper of times advised by, 7.1, epi.1
death sentence rescinded at behest of, 6.1, 6.2
Nero’s rapprochement with
Seneca and
suicide of, 7.1, epi.1, nts.1
withdrawal from Senate by, 6.1, 6.2, 7.1
Thule, legendary island of
Thyestes (Seneca), 3.1, 6.1, 7.1, nts.1, nts.2
Britannicus’ poisoning depicted in
self-referential elements of
Tiberius, Emperor of Rome, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 3.1, 4.1, 5.1, 6.1, nts.1, nts.2, nts.3, nts.4
Sejanus conspiracy and, 1.1, 1.2
succession rivalry and, 2.1, nts.1
Tigellinus, Ofonius, itr.1, 5.1, 5.2, 7.1
as amicus principis, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 7.1, nts.1
Mela’s estate inherited by
oderint dum metuant (“Let them hate, so long as they fear”), principle of
time, theme of
Tiridates, King of Armenia, 3.1, epi.1
Titus, Emperor of Rome, 3.1, 3.2, epi.1, epi.2, nts.1
toga virilis, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1
Torquatas, Decimus Silanus, 6.1, 7.1
Trajan, Emperor of Rome
Tristia (Ovid), nts.1
Trojan Women (Seneca), nts.1
Ubii tribe
Vacca, nts.1, nts.2, nts.3
Valla, Lorenzo, nts.2
Vergil, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, epi.1, nts.1
Augustus addressed by
beehive image employed by, 2.1, 3.1, 3.2
Vespasian, Emperor of Rome, 3.1, epi.1
Stoics repressed by, epi.1, nts.1
Vestinus, Atticus, 7.1, nts.1
Vesuvius, Mount, 6.1, 6.2
Vitellius, Aulus
Vitellius, Lucius, 1.1, 2.1, 7.1, nts.1
viziers, Asian, 1.1, 1.2
volcanic eruptions, 6.1, 6.2, 7.1, epi.1, epi.2
Xenophon (Greek physician), 2.1, nts.1
A Note About the Author
James Romm is the James H. Ottaway Jr. Professor of Classics at Bard College. He has received fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers. His books on the ancient world include Ghost on the Throne, The Edges of the Earth in Ancient Thought, Herodotus and, as editor, The Landmark Arrian: The Campaigns of Alexander.
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