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| − | '''Seneca''' "the Younger", [[Roman]] [[philosopher]], statesman and playwright; [[Nero]] commanded him to commit suicide. | + | '''Lucius Annaeus Seneca''' (ca 4 BC - 65 AD), known as Seneca "the Younger", [[Roman]] [[philosopher]], statesman and playwright; [[Nero]] commanded him to commit suicide because of Seneca's suspected involvement in a plot against Nero's life. His plays include ''Agamemnon'', ''Medea'' and ''Phaedre''. |
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Lucius Annaeus Seneca (ca 4 BC - 65 AD), known as Seneca "the Younger", Roman philosopher, statesman and playwright; Nero commanded him to commit suicide because of Seneca's suspected involvement in a plot against Nero's life. His plays include Agamemnon, Medea and Phaedre.