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STY full name

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Lucius Annaeus Seneca the younger

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STY years

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4 BC- 65 AD

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where was STY born

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corduba

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who was born in corduba

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STY

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who Narrowly escaped being put to death by Caligula

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STY

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who did STY almost be put to death by

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caligula

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who was Pupil of the Stoic Attalus and the rhetorician Papirius Fabianus

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STY

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who were STY’s teachers

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the Stoic Attalus and the rhetorician Papirius Fabianus

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who developed stoicism

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STY

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what philosophy did STY develop

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stocism

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who was Banished to Corsica in 41 A.D. for adultery with Julia

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STY

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where was STY banished in 41 AD

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corsica

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why was STY banished to corsica in 41 AD

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adultery with Julia

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who recalled STY from his banishment on corsica

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agrippina

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what did agrippina do for STY

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recalled his banishment on corsica

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why did agrippina recall STY’s banishment in 49 AD

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tutor for nero

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who was nero’s tutor

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STY

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when did STY retire

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62 AD

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19
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who corresponded with the apostle Paul

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STY

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who did STY allegedly correspond with

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the apostle paul

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who was Forced to suicide in 65 A.D. due to charges of involvement with the
Pisonian conspiracy

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STY

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how did STY die

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Forced to suicide in 65 A.D. due to charges of involvement with the
Pisonian conspiracy

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why was STY forced to suicide

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involvement with the

Pisonian conspiracy

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who was forced to commit suicide for involvement with the

Pisonian conspiracy

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STY

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who wrote Laudatio Funebris for Claudius’ funeral

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STY

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who delivered STY’s Laudatio Funebris for Claudius’ funeral

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nero

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who wrote octavia

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STY

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what is the only completely extant Fabula Praetexta in Latin

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STY’s octavia

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who wrote Dialogi

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STY

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how many Dialogi did STY write

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12

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who wrote de clenentia

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STY

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what work of STY Praises Nero in the mildness of his early reign

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de clementia

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what does de clementia discuss

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Praises Nero in the mildness of his early reign

34
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who wrote de beneficiis

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STY

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who is STY’s de beneficiis addressed to

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Aebutius Liberalis

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what work is addressed to Aebutius Liberalis

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STY’s de beneficiis

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what is STY’s de beneficiis about

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appeal to duties of philanthropy

38
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what of STY’s works appeals to philanthropy

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de beneficiis

39
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who wrote Epistulae Morales

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STY

40
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what many letters is in STY’s Epistulae Morales

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124

41
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what work is 124 letters addressed to lucilius

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STY’s Epistulae Morales

42
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what did STY’s Epistulae Morales consist of

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• 124 epistulae addressed to Lucilius

43
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how many books is STY’s Epistulae Morales

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20 books (124 letters)

44
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what are the letters in STY’s Epistulae Morales about

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moral essays on the various aspects of life

45
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who inspired STY’s Epistulae Morales

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cicero

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what was the inspiration for STY’s Epistulae Morales

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cicero’s letters to atticus

47
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what work was inspired by cicero’s letters to atticus

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STY’s Epistulae Morales

48
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who wrote Naturales Quaestiones

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STY

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to whom was STY’s Naturales Quaestiones dedicated

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lucilius

50
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how many books was STY’s Naturales Quaestiones

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7

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what was STY’s Naturales Quaestiones about

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An examination of natural phenomena from a Stoic standpoint as they
relate to the “four elements” (earth, air, fire, and water)

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what work of STY examined the 4 elements from a stoic POV

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naturales quaestiones

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who wrote Apocolocyntosis

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STY

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what was STY’s Apocolocyntosis about

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a burlesque satire on the death of Claudius and his

subsequent transformation into a pumpkin

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which of STY’s works was a burlesque satire on the death of Claudius and his
subsequent transformation into a pumpkin

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Apocolocyntosis

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who was STY’s Apocolocyntosis based of off

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mennipus

57
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who wrote Fabulae Cothurnatae based off greek tragedies

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STY

58
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what meter does STY write his tragedies

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iambic

59
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who wrote Hercules Furens

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STY

60
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what is STY’s Hercules Furens about

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Hercules, after killing his

wife and children, goes to Athens to be purified

61
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which of STY’s works is about Hercules, after killing his

wife and children, goes to Athens to be purified

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Hercules Furens

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what is STY’s Hercules Furens based off of

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euripides

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who wrote medea

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STY

64
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who is STY’s medea based off of

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Euripedes & perhaps the Medea of Ovid

65
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who wrote troades

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STY

66
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which work of whom is STY’s troades based off of

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Euripides’ Trojan Woman and on Hecuba

67
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who wrote phaedra

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STY

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which work of whom is STY’s phaedra based off of

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Euripides’ Hippolytus and perhaps the 4th of Ovid’s

Heroides

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who wrote Agamemnon

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STY

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which work of whom was STY’s Agamemnon based off of

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Aeschylus’ Agamemnon

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who wrote oedipus

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STY

72
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which work of whom was STY’s oedpius based off of

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Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex

73
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who wrote Hercules Oetaeus

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STY

74
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who is STY’s Hercules Oetaeus based off of

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sophocles

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who wrote Phoenissae

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STY

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which works by whom is STY’s Phoenissae based off of

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Euripides’ Phoenician Women and Sophocles’ Oedipus

at Colonus

77
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what is STY’s only incomplete tragedy

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Phoenissae

78
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who wrote thyestes

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STY

79
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which works by whom is STY’s thyestes based off of

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Sophocles and Euripides and perhaps the

Thyestes of Varius Rufus

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who wrote a collection of poems “Anthologia Latina”

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STY

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