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His book makes a persuasive case for pagan Greek and Roman interest in the end of the world.
—London Review of Books

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Introduction
1. From Hesiod to Hellenistic Philosophy
2. Lucretius and Cicero: The End of the World at the End of the Roman Republic
3. Golden Age, Apocalypse, and the Age of Augustus
4. Visions of the Origin and End of Humanity in Seneca the Younger
5. Tyranny and Apocalypse? Seneca's Thyestes and Lucan's Civil War
6. After the Fall: The End of the World in Pseudo-Seneca Epigrams 1, Octavia, and Hercules Oetaeus
Epilogue
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Apocalypse and Golden Age

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      Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/02/2022
      ISBN13: 9781421441634, 978-1421441634
      ISBN10: 1421441632
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      Literary studies: ancient, classical Ancient history Ancient religions and Mythologies

      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Trade Review
      His book makes a persuasive case for pagan Greek and Roman interest in the end of the world.
      —London Review of Books

      Table of Contents

      Acknowledgments
      Abbreviations
      Introduction
      1. From Hesiod to Hellenistic Philosophy
      2. Lucretius and Cicero: The End of the World at the End of the Roman Republic
      3. Golden Age, Apocalypse, and the Age of Augustus
      4. Visions of the Origin and End of Humanity in Seneca the Younger
      5. Tyranny and Apocalypse? Seneca's Thyestes and Lucan's Civil War
      6. After the Fall: The End of the World in Pseudo-Seneca Epigrams 1, Octavia, and Hercules Oetaeus
      Epilogue
      Notes
      Bibliography
      Index

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