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Category Archives: Latin
A selfless act? (Seneca 9)
Is there any such thing as a selfless act? It’s a philosophical question that has been debated for a very long time. In the ninth book of De Vita Beata (“About a Happy Life”), Seneca the Younger (C. 4BC – … Continue reading
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Seek the Truth (Seneca 8)
For the last few weeks we have been looking at De Vita Beata (“About a Happy Life”), by Seneca the Younger (c. 4BC – 65AD). In his eighth book he discusses the importance of strength of mind in the search … Continue reading
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Pleasure or Virtue? (Seneca 7)
For the last few weeks we have been looking at De Vita Beata (“About a Happy Life”), by Seneca the Younger (c. 4BC – 65AD). In his seventh book he tries to get to grips with the link between pleasure … Continue reading
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Childhood Happiness Regained (Seneca 6)
Seneca the Younger (c. 4BC – 65AD) had strong opinions about how to achieve happiness, and he wrote about them in De Vita Beata (“About a Happy Life”). The sixth book (don’t worry, the “books” are just big paragraphs) is … Continue reading
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Life’s Little Scratches (Seneca 5)
Seneca the Younger (c. 4BC – 65AD) had strong opinions about how to achieve happiness, and he wrote about them in De Vita Beata (“About a Happy Life”). Being a stoic, a lot of his advice concerns stability in life … Continue reading
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The Definition of Happiness (Seneca 4)
Recently we have been looking at one of the most fascinating books ever written in Latin: De Vita Beata, by Seneca the Younger (c. 4BC – 65AD): About a Happy Life. In his fourth “book” (the “books” are just big … Continue reading
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Never Cruel or Cowardly (Seneca 3)
For the last couple of weeks we have been looking at one of the most fascinating books ever written in Latin: De Vita Beata, by Seneca the Younger (c. 4BC – 65AD): About a Happy Life. The following is my … Continue reading
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Don’t Copy Celebrities (Seneca 2)
One of the most fascinating books ever written in Latin is De Vita Beata, by Seneca the Younger (c. 4BC – 65AD): About a Happy Life. So much of what Seneca wrote holds true today. In his second book, Seneca … Continue reading
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Live a Happy Life (Seneca 1)
How do you achieve happiness in your life? It’s not a straightforward question, and it is an issue that interested the ancient Romans just as much as it interests us today. Over the last few weeks I have been providing … Continue reading
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Cabbages: Miracle Cure (Cato 8)
Recently I have been providing modern translations of some selected passages from Cato’s De Agri Cultura. In this final quote we finally reach Cato’s chosen specialist subject: cabbages. Please see below for further information about this series of quotes. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Agriculture, Cabbages, Cato the Elder, De Agri Cultura, Farming, Medicine
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