Twas only fear first in the world made gods.

Ben Jonson

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Topic

Existence of God God and man God

Speaker

Sejanus

Author

Ben Jonson

Source

Sejanus His Fall

Medium

Play

Genre

Tragedy (play)

Language

English

Time

1603 1600s 17th century

Era

European Renaissance

Occupation

Playwright Poet Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Original Citation

Jonson, Ben. Sejanus His Fall. King's Men, 1603, at court, London, England, UK, act 2.

Current Citation

Jonson, Ben. "Sejanus." Ben Jonson: Five Plays, edited by G. A. Wilkes. Oxford University Press, 2009, act 2.

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