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How to Die : An Ancient Guide to the End of Life /

"It takes an entire lifetime to learn how to die," wrote the Roman Stoic philosopher Seneca (c. 4 BC-65 AD). He counseled readers to "study death always," and took his own advice, returning to the subject again and again in all his writings, yet he never treated it in a complete...

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Autor principal: Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, approximately 4 B.C.-65 A.D (Autor)
Otros Autores: Romm, James S. (Editor , Traductor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
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Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2018]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a Introduction -- How to die -- Prepare yourself -- Have no fear -- Have no regrets -- Set yourself free -- Become a part of the whole -- Epilogue: Practice what you preach (Tacitus, Annals15.61-64) -- Latin texts -- Notes. 
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