lucius annaeus seneca the elder Flashcards
STE full name
lucius annaeus seneca the elder
STE years
55 BC-37 AD
who was called “the rhetorician”
STE
what was STE’s nickname
“the rhetorician”
where was STE born
corduba spain
who was born in corduba
STE
who was STE’s wife
helvia
who was helvia’s husband
STE
how many sons did STE and helvia have
3
who were STE’s and helvia’s 3 sons
§ M. Annaeus Novatus, who took the name of Gallio (became the proconsul of Achaea before whom the epistle Paul was brought for trial)
§ Lucius Annaeus Seneca the Younger
§ M. Annaeus Mela, the father of the poet Lucan
why did STE assmeble a collection of “controversiae” and “suasoriae”
for his sons
who wrote controversiae
STE
who wrote suasoriae
STE
what are the themes of STE’s controversiae and suasoriae
rhetorical themes and arguments
what does controversiae mean
debates
