A report on Seneca the Younger
Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman, dramatist, and, in one work, satirist, from the post-Augustan age of Latin literature.
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Miriam T. Griffin
1 linksAmerican classical scholar and tutor of ancient history at Somerville College at the University of Oxford from 1967 to 2002.
American classical scholar and tutor of ancient history at Somerville College at the University of Oxford from 1967 to 2002.
She was a scholar of Roman history and ancient thought, and wrote books on the Emperor Nero and his tutor, Seneca, encouraging an appreciation of the philosophical writings of the ancient Romans within their historical context.
Thyestes (Seneca)
0 linksThyestes is a first century AD fabula crepidata (Roman tragedy with Greek subject) of approximately 1112 lines of verse by Lucius Annaeus Seneca, which tells the story of Thyestes, who unwittingly ate his own children who were slaughtered and served at a banquet by his brother Atreus.
Latin literature
1 linksLatin literature includes the essays, histories, poems, plays, and other writings written in the Latin language.
Latin literature includes the essays, histories, poems, plays, and other writings written in the Latin language.
During the reign of Nero from 54 to 68, the Stoic philosopher Seneca wrote a number of dialogues and letters on such moral themes as mercy and generosity.
De Clementia
1 linksDe Clementia (frequently translated as On Mercy in English) is a two volume (incomplete) hortatory essay written in AD 55–56 by Seneca the Younger, a Roman Stoic philosopher, to the emperor Nero in the first five years of his reign.
Corsica
0 linksIsland in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the 18 regions of France.
Island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the 18 regions of France.
Moreover, it was known for its cheap wines, exported to Rome, and was used as a place of relegation, one of the most famous exiles being the Roman philosopher Seneca.
Medea (Seneca)
0 linksMedea is a fabula crepidata (Roman tragedy with Greek subject) of about 1027 lines of verse written by Seneca the Younger.
Philosophy
0 linksSystematized study of general and fundamental questions, such as those about existence, reason, knowledge, values, mind, and language.
Systematized study of general and fundamental questions, such as those about existence, reason, knowledge, values, mind, and language.
With the rise of the Roman empire, Greek philosophy was increasingly discussed in Latin by Romans such as Cicero and Seneca (see Roman philosophy).
Forced suicide
1 linksMethod of execution where the victim is coerced into committing suicide to avoid facing an alternative option they perceive as much worse, such as suffering torture, public humiliation, or having friends or family members imprisoned, tortured or killed.
Method of execution where the victim is coerced into committing suicide to avoid facing an alternative option they perceive as much worse, such as suffering torture, public humiliation, or having friends or family members imprisoned, tortured or killed.
The Stoic philosopher Seneca also killed himself in response to an order by his pupil, the Roman Emperor Nero, who himself was forced to commit suicide at a later date.
Boudica
1 linksQueen of the British Iceni tribe who led an uprising against the conquering forces of the Roman Empire in AD 60 or 61.
Queen of the British Iceni tribe who led an uprising against the conquering forces of the Roman Empire in AD 60 or 61.
Cassius Dio explains Boudica's response by saying that previous imperial donations to influential Britons were confiscated and the Roman financier and philosopher Seneca called in the loans he had forced on the reluctant Celtic Britons.
Naturales quaestiones
1 linksNaturales quaestiones is a Latin work of natural philosophy written by Seneca around 65 AD. It is not a systematic encyclopedia like the Naturalis Historia of Pliny the Elder, though with Pliny's work it represents one of the few Roman works dedicated to investigating the natural world.