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Seneca the Younger, Ancient Roman Philosopher

Lucius Annaeus Seneca (4 BC - 65 AD) was a Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman, dramatist of the Silver Age of Latin literature. He was trained in rhetoric and was introduced to Hellenistic Stoic philosophy by Attalus and Sotion. In 41 AD, Claudius succeeded Caligula, and then, at the behest of Claudius' third wife Messalina, the emperor banished Seneca to Corsica on a charge of adultery with Caligula's sister Julia Livilla. In 49 AD, Claudius' fourth wife Agrippina the Younger had Seneca recalled to Rome to tutor her son Nero. Nero became emperor in 54 AD and Seneca acted as Nero's advisor with the praetorian prefect Sextus Afranius Burrus. Over time, they lost their influence over the emperor. In 65 AD, Seneca was caught up in the aftermath of the Pisonian conspiracy, and Nero ordered him to kill himself. Seneca followed tradition by severing several veins in order to bleed to death. His age and diet were blamed for slow loss of blood and extended pain rather than a quick death; he also took poison, which was also not fatal. With a circle of friends attending him in his home, he immersed himself in a warm bath, to speed blood flow and ease his pain and eventually died.

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Seneca the Younger, Ancient Roman Philosopher

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Traducción automática: Lucius Annaeus Seneca (4 a. C. - 65 d. C.) fue un filósofo estoico romano, estadista y dramaturgo de la Edad de Plata de la literatura latina. Fue entrenado en retórica y Atalo y Soción lo introdujeron en la filosofía estoica helenística. En el 41 d. C., Claudio sucedió a Calígula y luego, a instancias de la tercera esposa de Claudio, Mesalina, el emperador desterró a Séneca a Córcega bajo la acusación de adulterio con la hermana de Calígula, Julia Livilla. En el 49 d. C., la cuarta esposa de Claudio, Agripina la Joven, hizo llamar a Séneca a Roma para que fuera la tutora de su hijo Nerón. Nerón se convirtió en emperador en el 54 d. C. y Séneca actuó como consejero de Nerón con el prefecto pretoriano Sextus Afranius Burrus. Con el tiempo, perdieron su influencia sobre el emperador. En el 65 d. C., Séneca se vio envuelto en las secuelas de la conspiración pisoniana y Nerón le ordenó que se suicidara. Séneca siguió la tradición cortando varias venas para desangrarse hasta morir. Se culpó a su edad y dieta por la pérdida lenta de sangre y el dolor prolongado en lugar de una muerte rápida; también tomó veneno, que tampoco fue fatal. Con un círculo de amigos que lo atendían en su casa, se sumergió en un baño tibio para acelerar el flujo de sangre y aliviar su dolor y finalmente murió.

Lucius Annaeus Seneca (4 BC - 65 AD) was a Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman, dramatist of the Silver Age of Latin literature. He was trained in rhetoric and was introduced to Hellenistic Stoic philosophy by Attalus and Sotion. In 41 AD, Claudius succeeded Caligula, and then, at the behest of Claudius' third wife Messalina, the emperor banished Seneca to Corsica on a charge of adultery with Caligula's sister Julia Livilla. In 49 AD, Claudius' fourth wife Agrippina the Younger had Seneca recalled to Rome to tutor her son Nero. Nero became emperor in 54 AD and Seneca acted as Nero's advisor with the praetorian prefect Sextus Afranius Burrus. Over time, they lost their influence over the emperor. In 65 AD, Seneca was caught up in the aftermath of the Pisonian conspiracy, and Nero ordered him to kill himself. Seneca followed tradition by severing several veins in order to bleed to death. His age and diet were blamed for slow loss of blood and extended pain rather than a quick death; he also took poison, which was also not fatal. With a circle of friends attending him in his home, he immersed himself in a warm bath, to speed blood flow and ease his pain and eventually died.

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ANNEO SÉNECA LUCIUS • ANTIGUO • ANTIGÜEDAD • ARTE • BLANCO Y NEGRO • DIBUJO • ESCUELA ESTOICA • ESTADISTA • ESTOICISMO • ESTOICO • FAMOSO • FIGURA • FILOSOFO • GENTE • GRABADO • HISTORIA • HISTORICO • HOMBRE • HOMBRES • ILUSTRACION • IMPORTANTE • LITERARIO • LITERATURA • MASCULINO • OBRA DE ARTE • PERSONA • PERSONALIDAD • PERSONALIDADES • RETRATO DE HOMBRE • ROMANO ANTIGUO • ROMANO • S. I AC • SENECA • SIGLO I AC • SIGLO-I • STOICISM