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Of Consolation: To Polybius

Seneca•18 chapters•50 pages•c. 43–44 AD

Consolation to Polybius is a work in which Seneca seeks to comfort an imperial freedman mourning a loss. Through Stoic arguments on the shortness of life and the inevitability of death, Seneca urges restraint of grief through reason and acceptance of the natural order. The essay blends moral reflection with political context, offering a consolation that is both philosophical and pragmatic.

18 chapters

Section 1

Section 1

Of Consolation: To Polybius

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2 min

Section 2

Section 2

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3 min

Section 3

Section 3

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3 min

Section 4

Section 4

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2 min

Section 5

Section 5

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3 min

Section 6

Section 6

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3 min

Section 7

Section 7

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2 min

Section 8

Section 8

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3 min

Section 9

Section 9

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5 min

Section 10

Section 10

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3 min

Section 11

Section 11

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4 min

Section 12

Section 12

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3 min

Section 13

Section 13

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3 min

Section 14

Section 14

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3 min

Section 15

Section 15

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3 min

Section 16

Section 16

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3 min

Section 17

Section 17

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3 min

Section 18

Section 18

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5 min