On Seneca's "Ad Marciam"

Abel adopted amongst Animi argue argument Augustus behaviour body Caesar Cato Cicero cited close common concept consolatio consolation consolatory context Cremutius death described died discussion Disp doctrine Drusus Epicurean evidence evil example exempla exile fact fate father Favez fortune Gaius given gives grief human idea included influence later literature Livia Livy Marcia meaning Metilius moral natural nihil op.cit origin particular passage perhaps period philosophic phrase picture Plato Plautus Pliny Plutarch political possible probably quam quod reading reason reference regarded rhetorical Roman Rome says seems Sejanus Seneca Servius similar situation soul Stoic structure suggests suicide theme things thought Tiberius tion tradition true Tusc VIII virtue vita whole writing