CLST 103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 26: Monody, Euripides, Golden Fleece

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: CLST 103
• Professor: M Barbara Reeves

Document Summary

3rd-2nd centuries bc (early republic: golden age: C. 100 bc to ad 14 (late republic death of augustus: silver age: Ad 14-180 (post-augustan to high empire: later latin literature. By the time there is a firm empire, they have given up free writing because they needed to be careful to what they were saying. Father: seneca the elder (wrote about influential change) During time of tiberius, holds first major political office. Rumours he may have been having an affair with another prominent female in the court. Exiled to island of corisica for 8 years. Called back to exile back claudius" next wife. Claudius" 4th wife, agrippina, recalls seneca to tutor her son nero in ad 49. Seneca becomes tutor and influential advisor to nero from ad 49 ad62. Tutor becomes advisor to emperor (nero becomes emperor in ad 54 until ad 68) Has influence along with leader of praetorian guard (burrus)