A Comparison of Madness: The Emperor Nero and the Character of Atreus.
This paper examines the qualities of Seneca's "Thyestes" in respect to a comparison between the character of Atreus and the Emperor Nero. The madness of these two men, one fictional and one very real, is expressed in both Seneca's writings and those of the historian Suetonius. 10 pgs. Bibliography lists 5 sources.