Octavia

Japanese: 《オクタウィア》 - おくたうぃあ
Octavia

…When rumors of her return gathered the people's hopes, Nero banished her to Pandatelia for adultery and treason, and then executed her. Her tragic fate was dramatized after Nero's death in the play Octavia, supposedly written by Seneca. [Ryoji Motomura] …

From Roman Theatre

…All nine of his tragedies are crepidata plays, including Agamemnon, Phaedra, and Medea. The only surviving praetexta play, Octavia, is said to be by Seneca, but it is almost certain to be a forgery. Seneca's works were not written with the intention of performing them on stage, but are so-called lese dramas. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Octavia" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…復帰の風聞が民衆の期待を集めると,ネロは姦通と反逆罪のかどでパンダテリアに追放した後,処刑した。彼女の悲劇的な運命は伝セネカ作《オクタウィア》としてネロの死後劇化されている。【本村 凌二】。…

【ローマ演劇】より

…彼の残した9編の悲劇はすべて〈クレピダタ劇〉で,《アガメムノンAgamemnon》《ファエドラPhaedra》《メデアMedea》などが有名である。現存する唯一の〈プラエテクスタ劇〉である《オクタウィアOctavia》はセネカ作と伝えられるが,偽作であることがほぼ確実な作品である。セネカの作品は舞台上演を企図して書かれた作品ではなくて,いわゆるレーゼドラマである。…

※「《オクタウィア》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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