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Sunday, September 28, 2014

Making Sense Of Seneca

In a review of a pair of new books about Seneca, Mary Beard explores the less-than-virtuous life of the famed philosopher Seneca, claiming that the “contradictions in this career are obvious and they troubled many ancient observers, just as they have troubled many later ones.” She reconsiders the Roman Stoic’s perspective toward his death: In […]

An interesting read via The Dish


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