lucius annaeus seneca the younger Flashcards
STY full name
Lucius Annaeus Seneca the younger
STY years
4 BC- 65 AD
where was STY born
corduba
who was born in corduba
STY
who Narrowly escaped being put to death by Caligula
STY
who did STY almost be put to death by
caligula
who was Pupil of the Stoic Attalus and the rhetorician Papirius Fabianus
STY
who were STY’s teachers
the Stoic Attalus and the rhetorician Papirius Fabianus
who developed stoicism
STY
what philosophy did STY develop
stocism
who was Banished to Corsica in 41 A.D. for adultery with Julia
STY
where was STY banished in 41 AD
corsica
why was STY banished to corsica in 41 AD
adultery with Julia
who recalled STY from his banishment on corsica
agrippina
what did agrippina do for STY
recalled his banishment on corsica
why did agrippina recall STY’s banishment in 49 AD
tutor for nero
who was nero’s tutor
STY
when did STY retire
62 AD
who corresponded with the apostle Paul
STY
who did STY allegedly correspond with
the apostle paul
who was Forced to suicide in 65 A.D. due to charges of involvement with the
Pisonian conspiracy
STY
how did STY die
Forced to suicide in 65 A.D. due to charges of involvement with the
Pisonian conspiracy
why was STY forced to suicide
involvement with the
Pisonian conspiracy
who was forced to commit suicide for involvement with the
Pisonian conspiracy
STY
who wrote Laudatio Funebris for Claudius’ funeral
STY
who delivered STY’s Laudatio Funebris for Claudius’ funeral
nero
who wrote octavia
STY
what is the only completely extant Fabula Praetexta in Latin
STY’s octavia
who wrote Dialogi
STY
how many Dialogi did STY write
12
who wrote de clenentia
STY
what work of STY Praises Nero in the mildness of his early reign
de clementia
what does de clementia discuss
Praises Nero in the mildness of his early reign
who wrote de beneficiis
STY
who is STY’s de beneficiis addressed to
Aebutius Liberalis
what work is addressed to Aebutius Liberalis
STY’s de beneficiis
what is STY’s de beneficiis about
appeal to duties of philanthropy
what of STY’s works appeals to philanthropy
de beneficiis
who wrote Epistulae Morales
STY
what many letters is in STY’s Epistulae Morales
124
what work is 124 letters addressed to lucilius
STY’s Epistulae Morales
what did STY’s Epistulae Morales consist of
• 124 epistulae addressed to Lucilius
how many books is STY’s Epistulae Morales
20 books (124 letters)
what are the letters in STY’s Epistulae Morales about
moral essays on the various aspects of life
who inspired STY’s Epistulae Morales
cicero
what was the inspiration for STY’s Epistulae Morales
cicero’s letters to atticus
what work was inspired by cicero’s letters to atticus
STY’s Epistulae Morales
who wrote Naturales Quaestiones
STY
to whom was STY’s Naturales Quaestiones dedicated
lucilius
how many books was STY’s Naturales Quaestiones
7
what was STY’s Naturales Quaestiones about
An examination of natural phenomena from a Stoic standpoint as they
relate to the “four elements” (earth, air, fire, and water)
what work of STY examined the 4 elements from a stoic POV
naturales quaestiones
who wrote Apocolocyntosis
STY
what was STY’s Apocolocyntosis about
a burlesque satire on the death of Claudius and his
subsequent transformation into a pumpkin
which of STY’s works was a burlesque satire on the death of Claudius and his
subsequent transformation into a pumpkin
Apocolocyntosis
who was STY’s Apocolocyntosis based of off
mennipus
who wrote Fabulae Cothurnatae based off greek tragedies
STY
what meter does STY write his tragedies
iambic
who wrote Hercules Furens
STY
what is STY’s Hercules Furens about
Hercules, after killing his
wife and children, goes to Athens to be purified
which of STY’s works is about Hercules, after killing his
wife and children, goes to Athens to be purified
Hercules Furens
what is STY’s Hercules Furens based off of
euripides
who wrote medea
STY
who is STY’s medea based off of
Euripedes & perhaps the Medea of Ovid
who wrote troades
STY
which work of whom is STY’s troades based off of
Euripides’ Trojan Woman and on Hecuba
who wrote phaedra
STY
which work of whom is STY’s phaedra based off of
Euripides’ Hippolytus and perhaps the 4th of Ovid’s
Heroides
who wrote Agamemnon
STY
which work of whom was STY’s Agamemnon based off of
Aeschylus’ Agamemnon
who wrote oedipus
STY
which work of whom was STY’s oedpius based off of
Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex
who wrote Hercules Oetaeus
STY
who is STY’s Hercules Oetaeus based off of
sophocles
who wrote Phoenissae
STY
which works by whom is STY’s Phoenissae based off of
Euripides’ Phoenician Women and Sophocles’ Oedipus
at Colonus
what is STY’s only incomplete tragedy
Phoenissae
who wrote thyestes
STY
which works by whom is STY’s thyestes based off of
Sophocles and Euripides and perhaps the
Thyestes of Varius Rufus
who wrote a collection of poems “Anthologia Latina”
STY
