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_Octavia Praetexta_: A Survey

C. J. Herington

Classical Quarterly 11 (1-2):18-30 (1961)

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The Prefect's Dilemma and the Date of the Octavia.Patrick Kragelund - 1988 - Classical Quarterly 38 (2):492-508.details The long-awaited publication of Otto Zwierlein's edition of Seneca's Tragedies provides a welcome opportunity to present a few observations on the penultimate scene of pseudo-Seneca'sOctavia(846–76).The scene in question features Nero quarrelling with his Guard Prefect over the fate of the Empress Octavia. In this altercation there are three textual points which have for long been in dispute. The first section of the article is concerned with these, favouring an emendation (858) discarded in the new Oxford edition, but questioning two of (...) Download Export citation Bookmark
Seneca's Renown: "Gloria, Claritudo," and the Replication of the Roman Elite.Thomas Habinek - 2000 - Classical Antiquity 19 (2):264-303.details The attention Seneca attracted in his lifetime and succeeding generations not only preserves information about his biography: it also merits interpretation as a cultural phenomenon on its own terms. This paper argues that the life of Seneca achieved exemplary status because it enabled Romans to think through issues critical to the preservation of social order. As a new man who rose to power as the republican noble families were dying out, Seneca posed the question of imperial succession in an acute (...) Download Export citation Bookmark 4 citations
The Prefect's Dilemma and the Date of the Octavia.Patrick Kragelund - 1988 - Classical Quarterly 38 (02):492-.details The long-awaited publication of Otto Zwierlein's edition of Seneca's Tragedies provides a welcome opportunity to present a few observations on the penultimate scene of pseudo-Seneca's Octavia . The scene in question features Nero quarrelling with his Guard Prefect over the fate of the Empress Octavia. In this altercation there are three textual points which have for long been in dispute. The first section of the article is concerned with these, favouring an emendation discarded in the new Oxford edition, but questioning (...) Download Export citation Bookmark 1 citation

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