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The death of Seneca. Lucius Annaeus Seneca the Younger, c. 4 BC - 65 AD. Roman Stoic philosopher. He was accused (probably falsely) of being involved in a plot to assassinate the Emperor Nero and ordered to commit suicide. He did so in the presence of his wife and friends by opening his veins and bleeding to death. After an 18th century print by Simon Francois Ravenet.

The death of Seneca. Lucius Annaeus Seneca the Younger, c. 4 BC - 65 AD. Roman Stoic philosopher. He was accused (probably falsely) of being involved in a plot to assassinate the Emperor Nero and ordered to commit suicide. He did so in the presence of his wife and friends by opening his veins and bleeding to death. After an 18th century print by Simon Francois Ravenet.
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The death of Seneca. Lucius Annaeus Seneca the Younger, c. 4 BC - 65 AD. Roman Stoic philosopher. He was accused (probably falsely) of being involved in a plot to assassinate the Emperor Nero and ordered to commit suicide. He did so in the presence of his wife and friends by opening his veins and bleeding to death. After an 18th century print by Simon Francois Ravenet.
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