Seneca the Younger Flashcards
How many Dialogi does Seneca the Younger have?
twelve
How many books of Consolatio are in Seneca’s Dialogi?
three
To whom does Seneca address in De Consolatione ad Marciam?
the daughter of the historian Cremutius Cordus
What does Seneca try to console his addressee about in De Consolatione ad Marciam?
the loss of her son
When was De Consolatione ad Marciam written?
40 A.D.
To whom does Seneca address De Consolatione ad Helviam Matrem?
Helvia (his mother)
What does Seneca try to console his addressee about in De Consolatione ad Helviam Matrem?
his exile (tries to convince her it isn’t too bad)
When was De Consolatione ad Helviam Matrem written?
42 A.D.
To whom does address is De Consolatione ad Polybium?
a freedman of Claudius
What was Seneca trying to console his addressee about in De Consolatione ad Polybium?
the death of his brother
Why did Seneca write De Consolatione ad Polybium?
to flatter Claudius into letting him return from exile
How many booms are in Seneca’s De Ira?
three
To whom does Seneca address his De Ira?
his brother Novatus (also known as Gallio)
What is the subject of Seneca’s De Ira?
human passion, the cruelty of Caligula (the third talks specifically about anger)
When did Seneca write De Consolatione ad Polybium?
43 A.D.
To whom does Seneca dedicate De Vita Beata?
Novatus
What is the subject of Seneca’s De Vita Beata?
happiness, justifies the use of wealth in the pursuit of virtue (nemo sapientiam paupertate damnavit / no one has condemned wisdom to poverty)
To whom does Seneca address his De Constantia Sapientis?
Serenus (his friend)
What is the subject of De Constantia Sapientis?
it applauds Serenus’s imperturbability
When was De Constantia Sapientis written?
post 41 A.D.
What is the subject of De Tranquillitate Animi?
Seneca’s participation in political life
To whom is Seneca’s De Tranquillitate Animi addressed?
Annaeus Serenus
When does De Tranquillitate Animi take place?
shortly before 62 A.D.
What is the subject of De Otio?
the choice of a withdrawn life
