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 has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[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] and political philosophy[18], a branch of philosophy[36]. Seneca held the position of ancient Roman senator[19].
Works and Contributions
Notable works include De Vita Beata[20], a literary work[37], founded in 0058[38]; Epistulae morales ad Lucilium[21], a literary work[39]; De ira[22], a literary work[40]; De Brevitate Vitae[23], a literary work[41]; and Medea[24], a dramatic work[42]. Things named for Seneca include he – On the Creation of Earthquakes[43], 2608 he[44], he[45], and Seneca Village[46].
Seneca died on April 12, 65[5]. He died in Rome[4]. The cause of death was exsanguination[47].
Why It Matters
Seneca has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] He is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]
He has been cited as an influence by William Shakespeare[49], a playwright[50], 1564–1616[51], of Kingdom of England[52], specialised in fiction[53] and Boethius[54], a philosopher[55], 0480–0525[56], of Ostrogothic Kingdom[57], specialised in philosophy[58].
Works attributed to him include Apocolocyntosis[59], a literary work[60]; De Brevitate Vitae[61], a literary work[62]; Medea[63], a dramatic work[64]; De Vita Beata[65], a literary work[66], founded in 0058[67]; Thyestes[68], a dramatic work[69]; and Hercules Furens[70], a dramatic work[71]. Entities named for him include he – On the Creation of Earthquakes[43], 2608 he[44], he[45], and Seneca Village[46].
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