Seneca is a human[1]. His place of birth was Corduba[2]. He was born on 4 BC[3]. He passed away in Rome[4]. He died on April 12, 65[5]. He worked as a playwright[6], poet[7], philosopher[8], aphorist[9], and statesperson[10]. He ranks in the top 0.5% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (134,392 views/month, #4,969 of 1,000,298).[11]
Seneca's place of birth was Corduba[2]. He was born on 4 BC[3]. His father was he the Elder[12]. His mother was Helvia[13].
Education
Studied under Sotion[28], a philosopher[29], -0100–0100[30] and Papirius Fabianus[31], a philosopher[32], of Ancient Rome[33], specialised in philosophy[34].
Career and Affiliations
Recorded occupations include playwright[6], poet[7], philosopher[8], aphorist[9], statesperson[10], and politician[16]. Fields of work include ethics[17], a branch of philosophy[35]; political philosophy[18], a branch of philosophy[36]; philosophy[19], an academic discipline[37]; and drama[20], a literary mode[38]. Seneca held the position of ancient Roman senator[21].
Works and Contributions
Notable works include De Vita Beata[22], a literary work[39], founded in 0058[40]; Epistulae morales ad Lucilium[23], a literary work[41]; De ira[24], a literary work[42]; De Brevitate Vitae[25], a literary work[43]; and Medea[26], a dramatic work[44]. Things named for Seneca include Seneca Village[45], he – On the Creation of Earthquakes[46], 2608 he[47], and he[48].
Seneca died on April 12, 65[5]. He died in Rome[4]. The cause of death was exsanguination[49].
Why It Matters
Seneca ranks in the top 0.5% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (134,392 views/month, #4,969 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] He is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]
He has been cited as an influence by William Shakespeare[52], a playwright[53], 1564–1616[54], of Kingdom of England[55], specialised in fiction[56] and Boethius[57], a philosopher[58], 0480–0525[59], of Ostrogothic Kingdom[60], specialised in philosophy[61].
Works attributed to him include Apocolocyntosis[62], a literary work[63]; Epistulae morales ad Lucilium[64], a literary work[65]; De Brevitate Vitae[66], a literary work[67]; Phaedra[68], a dramatic work[69]; De Vita Beata[70], a literary work[71], founded in 0058[72]; and Medea[73], a dramatic work[74]. Entities named for him include Seneca Village[45], he – On the Creation of Earthquakes[46], 2608 he[47], and he[48].
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