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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 マルクス・アンナエウス・セネカ, 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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Article · 日本語
ルキウス- あるいはマルクス・アンナエウス・セネカ(羅: Lucius-、Marcus Annaeus Seneca, 紀元前54年頃 - 後39年頃)は古代ローマの修辞学者、著述家。小セネカの父として大セネカとも呼ばれる。彼のプラエノーメンは不明であり、「ルキウス」とされる場合も、「マルクス」とされる場合もある。ルネサンス期まで彼は息子の小セネカと混同されていたが、セネカは二人いたということをラファエロ・マフェイ (en:Raffaello Maffei)が16世紀初頭に発見した。大セネカの孫がマルクスと呼ばれており、祖父に因んで男子を名付けるのがローマの慣習であったことから、大セネカもまたマルクスという名であったに違いないとマフェイは推測した。しかし今日ではこの命名法は厳密なものではなかったとされており、文献に基づいてルキウスを彼のプラエノーメンとする説が広く受け入れられるようになった。ルキウスならば小セネカと同姓同名であり、かつて父子が混同されていたことに対する説明ともなりうる。
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