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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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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
STY
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who delivered STY's Laudatio Funebris for Claudius’ funeral
nero
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who wrote octavia
STY
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what is the only completely extant Fabula Praetexta in Latin
STY's octavia
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who wrote Dialogi
STY
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how many Dialogi did STY write
12
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who wrote de clenentia
STY
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what work of STY Praises Nero in the mildness of his early reign
de clementia
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what does de clementia discuss
Praises Nero in the mildness of his early reign
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who wrote de beneficiis
STY
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who is STY's de beneficiis addressed to
Aebutius Liberalis
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what work is addressed to Aebutius Liberalis
STY's de beneficiis
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what is STY's de beneficiis about
appeal to duties of philanthropy
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what of STY's works appeals to philanthropy
de beneficiis
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who wrote Epistulae Morales
STY
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what many letters is in STY's Epistulae Morales
124
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what work is 124 letters addressed to lucilius
STY's Epistulae Morales
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what did STY's Epistulae Morales consist of
• 124 epistulae addressed to Lucilius
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how many books is STY's Epistulae Morales
20 books (124 letters)
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what are the letters in STY's Epistulae Morales about
moral essays on the various aspects of life
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who inspired STY's Epistulae Morales
cicero
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what was the inspiration for STY's Epistulae Morales
cicero's letters to atticus
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what work was inspired by cicero's letters to atticus
STY's Epistulae Morales
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who wrote Naturales Quaestiones
STY
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to whom was STY's Naturales Quaestiones dedicated
lucilius
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how many books was STY's Naturales Quaestiones
7
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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)
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what work of STY examined the 4 elements from a stoic POV
naturales quaestiones
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who wrote Apocolocyntosis
STY
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what was STY's Apocolocyntosis about
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
Apocolocyntosis
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who was STY's Apocolocyntosis based of off
mennipus
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who wrote Fabulae Cothurnatae based off greek tragedies
STY
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what meter does STY write his tragedies
iambic
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who wrote Hercules Furens
STY
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what is STY's Hercules Furens about
Hercules, after killing his | wife and children, goes to Athens to be purified
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which of STY's works is about Hercules, after killing his | wife and children, goes to Athens to be purified
Hercules Furens
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what is STY's Hercules Furens based off of
euripides
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who wrote medea
STY
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who is STY's medea based off of
Euripedes & perhaps the Medea of Ovid
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who wrote troades
STY
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which work of whom is STY's troades based off of
Euripides’ Trojan Woman and on Hecuba
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who wrote phaedra
STY
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which work of whom is STY's phaedra based off of
Euripides’ Hippolytus and perhaps the 4th of Ovid’s | Heroides
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who wrote Agamemnon
STY
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which work of whom was STY's Agamemnon based off of
Aeschylus’ Agamemnon
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who wrote oedipus
STY
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which work of whom was STY's oedpius based off of
Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex
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who wrote Hercules Oetaeus
STY
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who is STY's Hercules Oetaeus based off of
sophocles
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who wrote Phoenissae
STY
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which works by whom is STY's Phoenissae based off of
Euripides’ Phoenician Women and Sophocles’ Oedipus | at Colonus
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what is STY's only incomplete tragedy
Phoenissae
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who wrote thyestes
STY
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which works by whom is STY's thyestes based off of
Sophocles and Euripides and perhaps the | Thyestes of Varius Rufus
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who wrote a collection of poems “Anthologia Latina"
STY

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