Letters to Lucilius
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Letters to Lucilius is a collection of moral essays in epistolary form by the Stoic philosopher Seneca the Younger, offering practical guidance on ethics, virtue, and the good life.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Letters to Lucilius canonical | 6 |
| Seneca’s Letters to Lucilius | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Letters to Lucilius Context triple: [Seneca the Younger, notableWork, Letters to Lucilius]
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Reply to Gellius Faber
"Reply to Gellius Faber" is a polemical theological work by the Anabaptist leader Menno Simons, written to defend Anabaptist beliefs and practices against the criticisms of the theologian Gellius Faber.
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Vita di Cicerone
Vita di Cicerone is a humanist biographical work on the Roman orator Cicero, written by the early Renaissance scholar and statesman Leonardo Bruni.
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Epistulae ex Ponto
Epistulae ex Ponto is a collection of elegiac letters by the Roman poet Ovid, written during his exile on the Black Sea and addressed to friends and family in Rome.
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On the Embassy to Gaius (Legatio ad Gaium)
On the Embassy to Gaius (Legatio ad Gaium) is a historical and apologetic work by Philo of Alexandria recounting his mission to the Roman emperor Caligula and the persecution of the Jews under his rule.
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E.
In Catilinam (Catilinarian Orations)
In Catilinam (Catilinarian Orations) is a series of speeches by the Roman statesman Cicero denouncing the conspiracy of Lucius Sergius Catilina to overthrow the Roman Republic.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Letters to Lucilius Target entity description: Letters to Lucilius is a collection of moral essays in epistolary form by the Stoic philosopher Seneca the Younger, offering practical guidance on ethics, virtue, and the good life.
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A.
Reply to Gellius Faber
"Reply to Gellius Faber" is a polemical theological work by the Anabaptist leader Menno Simons, written to defend Anabaptist beliefs and practices against the criticisms of the theologian Gellius Faber.
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B.
Vita di Cicerone
Vita di Cicerone is a humanist biographical work on the Roman orator Cicero, written by the early Renaissance scholar and statesman Leonardo Bruni.
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C.
Epistulae ex Ponto
Epistulae ex Ponto is a collection of elegiac letters by the Roman poet Ovid, written during his exile on the Black Sea and addressed to friends and family in Rome.
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D.
On the Embassy to Gaius (Legatio ad Gaium)
On the Embassy to Gaius (Legatio ad Gaium) is a historical and apologetic work by Philo of Alexandria recounting his mission to the Roman emperor Caligula and the persecution of the Jews under his rule.
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E.
In Catilinam (Catilinarian Orations)
In Catilinam (Catilinarian Orations) is a series of speeches by the Roman statesman Cicero denouncing the conspiracy of Lucius Sergius Catilina to overthrow the Roman Republic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Stoic text
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collection of letters ⓘ philosophical work ⓘ |
| addresseeRole |
friend of Seneca
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younger correspondent ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium ⓘ |
| approximateDate | c. 62–65 AD ⓘ |
| author | Seneca the Younger ⓘ |
| containsDiscussionOf |
anger
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fear of death ⓘ old age ⓘ philosophical progress ⓘ slavery and freedom ⓘ study and leisure ⓘ wealth and poverty ⓘ |
| genre |
epistolary literature
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moral essay ⓘ |
| influenced |
Christian moral thought
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Renaissance humanism ⓘ early modern philosophy ⓘ modern self-help literature ⓘ |
| intendedRecipient | Lucilius Junior ⓘ |
| literaryForm | letters ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Roman Stoic literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
death and mortality
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ethics ⓘ fate and providence ⓘ freedom from passions ⓘ friendship ⓘ moral improvement ⓘ practical wisdom ⓘ self-discipline ⓘ the good life ⓘ time and its use ⓘ tranquility of mind ⓘ virtue ⓘ |
| notableConcept |
constancy
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indifference to external goods ⓘ inner freedom ⓘ living according to nature ⓘ philosophy as therapy ⓘ |
| numberOfLetters | 124 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| philosophicalApproach |
applied Stoicism
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practical ethics ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Stoicism ⓘ |
| structure | series of individual letters ⓘ |
| workOf | Roman philosophy ⓘ |
| workPeriod | 1st century AD ⓘ |
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Subject: Letters to Lucilius Description of subject: Letters to Lucilius is a collection of moral essays in epistolary form by the Stoic philosopher Seneca the Younger, offering practical guidance on ethics, virtue, and the good life.
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