Alessandro Schiesaro
Professor of Classics at the University of Manchester
1 episode
Covers topics in categories such as:
Culture1st-century RomansMale essayistsExecuted philosophersExecuted writersSilver Age Latin writersLetter writers in LatinSuffect consuls of Imperial Rome1st-century writersRoman-era Stoic philosophersAncient Roman satiristsPeople from Córdoba, SpainForced suicidesAncient Roman encyclopedistsSuicides in Ancient Rome1st-century executionsPeople executed by the Roman Empire
Seneca the Younger
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Seneca: philosopher, playwright, tutor to Nero, one of the first great writers born in the new Roman empire after the fall of the Republic.
23 February 2017
Also featuring: Mary Beard, Catharine Edwards
CultureRoman-era Stoic philosophersAncient Roman satiristsPeople from Córdoba, Spain1st-century RomansForced suicidesLetter writers in LatinMale essayistsAncient Roman encyclopedistsSuffect consuls of Imperial RomeSuicides in Ancient RomeExecuted writersExecuted philosophersSilver Age Latin writers1st-century writers1st-century executionsPeople executed by the Roman Empire1st centuryRome