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Seneca
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-4–65 · Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman and dramatist (c. 4 BCE–65 CE)

Also known as: Annaeus Seneca, L. Annæus Seneca, Lucio Anneo Seneca, Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Lucius Annaeus Seneca Iunior, Lucius Annaeus Seneca minor

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Known works

  • Tragedies
  • Apocolocyntosis
  • Dialogi
  • De otio ; De brevitate vitae
  • Naturales quaestiones