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Pseudo-Seneca: Hercules on OetaCompanions to Greek and Roman Tragedy A Roman tragedy widely considered to be post Senecan and of unknown authorship, Hercules on Oeta is the longest play to survive from antiquity. This accessible volume offers a concise yet thorough introduction for readers coming to the play for the first time, exploring issues of authorship, date and performance alongside chapters on its literary antecedents, historical context, main characters and key themes, and

With clarity and vivid intensity he describes the reign of terror under the corrupt Tiberius

consisting of Greek text

και ότι όλες οι ιστορίες που του έλεγε ήταν ιστορίες της φαντασίας του

An exploration of Zeus' prophecies

naumachiae (staged naval battles) and spectacular executions were all an important part of Roman culture

This volume brings together Seth Benardete's studies of Hesiod's "Theogeny"

write and understand Greek

EXTREMELY RARE COPY

Light wear to dust jacket

The story itself

the cult of the Olympian gods

updated references to recent scholarship