Roman secondary education aimed principally at training future lawyers and politicians. Under the late Republic and the Empire, the main instrument was an import from Greece: declamation, the making of practice speeches on imaginary subjects. There were two types of such speeches: "controversiae" on[...]

Seneca is a figure of first importance in both Roman politics and literature: a leading adviser to Nero who attempted to restrain the emperor's megalomania; a prolific moral philosopher; and the author of verse tragedies that strongly influenced Shakespeare and other Renaissance dramatists. This vol[...]

This edition concentrates on literary and thematic aspects of the play. Edited by Harry M Hine.

Tekster af den romerske filosof, digter og statsmand Seneca, der levede samtidig med Jesus, og hvis liv var under stærk indflydelse af det politiske klima i datidens Rom - og omvendt. Det er Villy Sørensen, der står bag udvalget af teksterne:

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Senecan etiikkaa ja moraalia käsittelevä Kirjeet Luciliukselle (Epistulae morales ad Lucilium) on hänen filosofisen tuotantonsa kirkkain helmi ja kosmopoliittinen ihmisrakkauden testamenttinsa. Näissä ystävälleen viimeisinä vuosinaan osoittamissaan - epämuodollisissa mutta retorisesti loist[...]