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Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium (Latin for "Moral Letters to Lucilius"), also known as the Moral Epistles and Letters from a Stoic, is a letter collection of 124 letters that Seneca the Younger wrote at the end of his life, during his retirement, after he had worked for the Emperor Nero for more than ten years.
Most of what is known about Paulina comes from Tacitus' account of Seneca's suicide described in his Annals. [4] Seneca also mentions her by name in his Letters. [4]In an early work (Ad Helvium 2.5) Seneca mentions his infant son who had recently died, and in a later work (De Ira 3.36.3-4) he mentions how his wife understands his nightly meditations. [5]
The Golden Legend, a 13th-century hagiographical account of famous saints that was widely read, included an account of Seneca's death scene, and erroneously presented Nero as a witness to Seneca's suicide. [84] Dante placed Seneca (alongside Cicero) among the "great spirits" in the First Circle of Hell, or Limbo. [85] Boccaccio, who in 1370 ...
The suicide of a soldier was treated on the same basis as desertion. If a slave killed themselves within six months of purchase, the master could claim a full refund from the former owner. [6] The death of Seneca (1684), painting by Luca Giordano, depicting the suicide of Seneca the Younger in Ancient Rome.
The Death of Seneca is a 1773 oil-on-canvas painting by the French artist Jacques-Louis David, now at the Petit Palais in Paris. It shows the suicide of Seneca the Younger . With its Boucher -like assembly of gesticulating figures, it was his third attempt to win the Prix de Rome , but lost to a painting on the same subject by Pierre Peyron .
The Deaths of Seneca. Oxford: Oxford Univ. Press. Mastronarde, Donald J. 1970. "Seneca’s Oedipus: The Drama in the Word." Transactions of the American Philological Association 101:291–315. Poe, Joe P. 1983. "The Sinful Nature of the Protagonist of Seneca’s Oedipus." In Seneca Tragicus: Ramus Essays on Senecan Drama. Edited by A. J. Boyle ...
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Nero has grown tired of her and now mostly ignores her, but she still loves him. She studies the Christian faith, but does not consider herself worthy of full conversion. In the 1951 film, it is she who helps Nero commit suicide. Seneca Nero's adviser. Aulus Plautius a respected retired Roman general who commanded the invasion of Britain. Aulus ...