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III. Later Roman Tragedy and Seneca. A succession of five members of the Julio-Claudian gens ("family, clan") make up the first dynasty of emperors to rule Rome. During their reign, Roman aristocrats, including Seneca, thrived along with their state in a way the Romans before them never had.
- Reading 8
A hush, in no direction did heaven even heave a sigh. The...
- See Chapter 16
Introduced in 22 BCE by two actors, Pylades and Bathyllus,...
- Note
Return to Chapters. It is curious that the Roman playwright...
- Plautus
The turning point in Roman drama came in 240 BCE, when a...
- 104 The Origins of Greek Theatre I, Classical Drama and Theatre
Tragedy proper did not arise in the worship of the Thracian...
- 104 The Origins of Greek Theatre Ii, Classical Drama and Theatre
With this, the way was open for a new type of entertainment,...
- Reading 8
By the fourth century BC, the Romans dominated central Italy. Eventually, they defeated the Etruscans to the north and the Greek city-states to the south. By 265 BC, the Romans were masters of nearly all of Italy. Rome had different laws and treatment for different parts of its conquered territory.