And now they had proceeded to further murders but for the opposition
of Afranius Burrus and Annaeus Seneca. These two men guided the emperor's
youth with an unity of purpose seldom found where authority is shared,
and though their accomplishments were wholly different, they had equal
influence. Burrus, with his soldier's discipline and severe manners, Seneca,
with lessons of eloquence and a dignified courtesy, strove alike to confine
the frailty of the prince's youth, should he |