Rome, the Greek World, and the East, Vol. 2 - Government, Society, and Culture in the Roman Empire

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abouttyrantsandadvisehimselfnotto‘‘Caesarise’’;^93 Frontocouldpourcon-
tempt on the acts and the intellectual abilities of the Julio-Claudians in a
lettertoLuciusVerus.^94 Someof Epictetus’attitudesmightthushavebeen
acceptable,asreferringtoabygoneage.ButtheDissertationsarestillunique;
nootherworkreadandvaluedinRomansocietydealtsoharshlywiththe
valuesofstatusandambitiononwhichthatsocietywasbased.

93.Meditations6,30.

94.Ad Verum2(Naber123;VanDenHout117).