01689cam a22003253u 4500 10001 UtSlPG 20260610133238.0 m cr n 260607r2003||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PA Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, 5? BCE-65 Apocolocyntosis Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2003 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apocolocyntosis Release date is 2003-11-01 Produced by Ted Garvin, Ben Courtney and PG Distributed Proofreaders "Apocolocyntosis" by Lucius Annaeus Seneca is a satire likely written shortly after 54 CE. This rare surviving example of Menippean satire viciously mocks the recently deceased Emperor Claudius. The work follows Claudius's journey from death to Mount Olympus, where he seeks deification among the gods, only to face judgment for his notorious crimes. Through biting humor and wordplay, Seneca transforms the traditional apotheosis into a "pumpkinification," condemning the emperor's cruelty and incompetence while exposing the corruption of his reign. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Claudius, Emperor of Rome, 10 B.C.-54 A.D. -- Humor Rouse, W. H. D. (William Henry Denham), 1863-1950 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10001 51622 51622