De Brevitate Vitae

essay by Seneca
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De Brevitate Vitae

Summary

De Brevitate Vitae is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (249 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • De Brevitate Vitae authored Seneca[3].
  • De Brevitate Vitae's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • De Brevitate Vitae's genre is dialogue[5].
  • De Brevitate Vitae's language of work or name is recorded as Latin[6].
  • De Brevitate Vitae's country of origin is recorded as Ancient Rome[7].
  • De Brevitate Vitae's has edition or translation is recorded as Q50939210[8].
  • De Brevitate Vitae's has edition or translation is recorded as Q138649332[9].
  • De Brevitate Vitae's main subject is ethics[10].
  • De Brevitate Vitae's title is recorded as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'Ad Paulinum de brevitate vitae'}[11].
  • De Brevitate Vitae's entry in abbreviations table is recorded as Sen. Brev. Vit.[12].

Body

Authorship and Creation

De Brevitate Vitae authored Seneca[3].

Publication

De Brevitate Vitae's language of work or name is recorded as Latin[6]. Its genre is dialogue[5].

Subject and Themes

De Brevitate Vitae's main subject is ethics[10].

Why It Matters

De Brevitate Vitae ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (249 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

References

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  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . perseus.tufts.edu. perseus.tufts.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Author Seneca
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