Seneca

Japanese: セネカ

(Lucius Annaeus Seneca) Roman philosopher, playwright, and politician. He developed Stoic philosophy, distinguishing between the soul and the body, and arguing that the soul is the breath of God, the first cause of all things, and that no matter how unhappy the body is, the soul can live well and is immortal. He became Nero's private tutor, but later committed suicide on suspicion of treason. His main work is "Letters Morale." His tragedies, such as "Medea" and "Agamemnon," had a major influence on Renaissance literature. ( Around 4 BC - 65 BC )

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Japanese:

(Lucius Annaeus Seneca ルキウス=アナエウス━) ローマの哲学者、劇作家、政治家。ストア哲学を発展させ、魂と肉体とを区別して、魂は万物の第一原因である神の息であり、肉体がいかに不幸でも、魂はよく生きることができるし不死でもあると主張した。ネロの私教師となったが、のち反逆の疑いで、自決。主著「道徳書簡」。また「メデイア」「アガメムノン」などの悲劇はルネサンス文学に大きく影響した。（前四頃‐前六五）

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