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Susanna Braund

Seneca on Clemency, Blood, Happiness, and Anger

Susanna Braund‘s translation of Seneca’s De Clementia, is well worth the read. Seneca addresses De Clementia to the young Roman emperor Nero, with the aim of depicting the ideal ruler. …

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