audrey_the_kid 's review for:

Dying Every Day: Seneca at the Court of Nero by Lucius Annaeus Seneca, James Romm

4.0

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I found Dying Every Day very readable for a general audience, despite its author being an academic historian. Seneca and Nero are both fascinating figures and Romm draws on a variety of sources to paint vivid pictures of them both. He quotes extensively from Seneca's work, offering a good introduction for those readers like me who have never read any. Romm gives a balanced interpretation of this controversial ethicist and poses questions that remain relevant in today's social and political scenes: is it possible for humans to remain true to our morals while in the seat of power?