Seekers After God

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