Seekers After God

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