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...Fogg Lecture Room at 8 o'clock this evening Mr. C. P. Parker will lecture before the Classical Club on "The True History of the Reign of Nero." This lecture will be an historical account of the great movements in progress during the reign of Nero rather than a criticism of the writers on that period, although some attention will be paid to the misconceptions arising from the reading of "Quo Vadis" and the general histories of Rome...
Classical Club. The True History of the Reign of Nero. Mr. C. P. Parker. Lecture Room of the Fogg Museum...
...received its name from the fact that it was found to contain two seals, bearing the name of Vettius. In the year 79 A. D., when Pompeii was buried, the house was over 160 years old, but had lately been redecorated. A typical Roman house of the time from Nero to Vespasian, it was much more elaborate than was usual at that period. Behind the "atrium," or living room, is found a large court or peristyle, from which opened various small rooms and the large dining room. The latter is more a picture gallery than a room designed for ordinary...
...Pliny had executed all men who said that they were Christians, but he was in great doubt as to what to do with those who had been Christians and then had repented of their folly. Other passages relative to the Christians are found in Tacitus, describing the persecutions of Nero; in Suetonius, and in Lucian. The latter speaks of their devotion to each other, and explains how any sharper might easily set himself up as a prophet and receive no small income from the contributions of these poor fanatics. He tells a story of Peregrimes, a man whose object...
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