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Tragedies, Volume II Oedipus. Agamemnon. Thyestes. Hercules on Oeta. Octavia (Loeb Classical Library)

Seneca

Spectacular verse drama. Seneca is a figure of first importance in both Roman politics and literature: a leading adviser to Nero who attempted to restrain the emperor’s megalomania; a prolific moral philosopher; and the author of verse tragedies that strongly influenced Shakespeare and other Renais...

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The Daily Stoic

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The Daily Stoic

It was mentioned as a play where Seneca wrote the quote, "It is a vast kingdom to be able to cope without a kingdom." The quote was discussed as hard-won wisdom, not mere wordplay.

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It is a vast kingdom to be able to cope without a kingdom

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Episode: No One Can Take This Away | Why Seeking Out Challe...

It was mentioned as a play where Seneca wrote the quote, "It is a vast kingdom to be able to cope without a kingdom." The quote was discussed as hard-won wisdom, not mere wordplay.

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It is a vast kingdom to be able to cope without a kingdom

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