Seekers After God

admirable Agrippina ancient anecdotes Annaeus Antoninus Antoninus Pius Arrian banished beautiful better blessings Britannicus brother Burrus Caesar Caius Caligula character Christian circumstances Claudius Commodus consolation contempt Corsica crime cruelty Cynic death degraded despised Dio Cassius Discourses disgrace divine doctrines Domitian duty elder Seneca eloquence eminent Emperor Epaphroditus Epictetus evil exile expressed eyes fact father favour freedman friends Gallio Germanicus gods Greek Hadrian hand happy heart heaven honour human imperial Jews less lived luxury Marcus Aurelius Messalina mind miserable moral mother multitude nature Nero Nero's never noble noblest once Pagan palace passage Paul philosopher poet poison Polybius poverty praise principles Quadi regarded reign Roman Rome says seems Senate Seneca slaves Socrates soul spirit Stoic Stoicism Tacitus Tertullian thee things thou thought thyself Tiberius Tigellinus truth utterances vice virtue wealth wise words wretched writings youth