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Seneca the Elder, also known as Lucius Annaeus Seneca or Marcus Annaeus Seneca, was a male writer, rhetorician, poet, and philosopher of the Roman Empire. A member of the Annaea gens, he was a citizen of Ancient Rome and wrote in Latin. He was born in Córdoba in 54 BCE and died in Rome in 39.
His notable works include *L. Annaei Senecae opera quae supersunt supplementum*, *Annaei Senecae Oratorvm et rhetorvm sententiae divisiones colores*, and *L. Annei Senece Tragoediae pristinae integritati restitutae*. He is also associated with *Annaei Senecae Oratorum et Rhetorum Sententiae, Divisiones, Colores*. He was the father of Seneca, Lucius Junius Gallio Annaeanus. His writings are described in sources such as the *Nordisk familjebok*, *Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary*, *Pauly–Wissowa*, and the *Encyclopædia Britannica*.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- c. 55 BC
- Died
- c. 39 AD
- Works
- 41
Top works
- L. Annaei Senecae opera quae supersunt supplementum
- Annaei Senecae Oratorvm et rhetorvm sententiae divisiones colores
- L. Annei Senece Tragoediae pristinae integritati restitutae
- Annaei Senecae Oratorum et Rhetorum Sententiae, Divisiones, Colores
- Oratorum et rhetorum
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Ancient Rome
- Place of birth
- Córdoba
- Place of death
- Rome
- Occupation
- historian
- Languages spoken
- Latin
- Native language
- Latin
- Image
- Seneka Starszy Sevilla cropped.JPG
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- date of birth
- 0054-00-00
- date of death
- 0039-00-00
- described by source
- The Nuttall Encyclopædia
- Commons category
- Seneca the Elder
- time period
- Roman Empire
- name in native language
- Marcus Annaeus Seneca
- gens
- Annaea gens
- writing language
- Latin
- P12674
- Julio Hernán Rossi
- P12749
- Cornel Lucas
- Commons Creator page
- Seneca the Elder
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Works in European collections
15 objects attributed to سنیکا الدر, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
M. Annaei Senecae Rhetoris Opera
Quedam interpretationes hebraicorum nominum, et differentie Ciceronis, cum multis aliis excerptis doctorum tam catholicorum quam gentilium. Item expositio super Lamentationes Ieremie, historialiter et allegorice, cum aliis tractatibus [titel fenestra]
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