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Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Lucius Annaeus Seneca, often known as Seneca the Younger, was a Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman, and playwright, born around 4 BCE in Corduba, Spain, and died in 65 CE. He served as an advisor to Emperor Nero but fell from favor and was eventually forced to commit suicide. Seneca's works include philosophical essays such as "On the Shortness of Life" and "Letters to Lucilius," where he discusses Stoic ideals like virtue, reason, and resilience in the face of hardship. He is also known for his tragic plays, including "Phaedra" and "Thyestes."
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PREFACE Seneca, the favourite classic of the early fathers of the church and of the Middle Ages, whom Jerome, Tertullian, and Augustine speak of as "Seneca noster," who was believed to have corresponded with St. Paul, and upon whom [Footnote: On the "De Clementia," an odd subject for the man who burned Servetus alive for differing with him.] Calvin wrote a commentary, seems almost...
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APOCOLOCYNTOSIS, OR LUDUS DE MORTE CLAUDII:THE PUMPKINIFICATION OF CLAUDIUS. I wish to place on record the proceedings in heaven October 13 last, of the new year which begins this auspicious age. It shall be done without malice or favour. This is the truth. Ask if you like how I know it? To begin with, I am not bound to please you with my answer. Who will compel me? I know the same day made me free,...
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