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A Translation of Octavia, a Latin Tragedy, with Notes and Introduction

Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, 5? BCE-65 [Dubious author]; Hall, Elizabeth Twining [Translator]· 3 chapters· 10,842 words

Octavia is the only extant tragedy in fabula praetexta or historical Roman tragedy in Roman scene and setting. It is remarkably true to fact, and almost every statement may be verified by reference to the ancient historians.

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1. Part 1

Octavia is the only extant tragedy in fabula praetexta or historical Roman tragedy in Roman scene and setting. It is remarkably true to fact, and almost every statement may be v...

2. Part 2

_NERO_: Shall I suffer my life, besides, to be sought so that, unavenged and despised, I may suddenly be overwhelmed. Even far distant exile did not subdue Plautus or Sulla whos...

3. Part 3

_CHORUS_: Mortals are ruled by fate, and no one can depend upon the certainty of human life. A single portentous day brings forth varying fortunes. May the many misfortunes whic...