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LUCIUS ANNAEUS SENECA
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• LUCIUS ANNAEUS SENECA (noun)
The noun LUCIUS ANNAEUS SENECA has 1 sense:
1. Roman statesman and philosopher who was an advisor to Nero; his nine extant tragedies are modeled on Greek tragedies (circa 4 BC - 65 AD)
Familiarity information: LUCIUS ANNAEUS SENECA used as a noun is very rare.
• LUCIUS ANNAEUS SENECA (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Roman statesman and philosopher who was an advisor to Nero; his nine extant tragedies are modeled on Greek tragedies (circa 4 BC - 65 AD)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Lucius Annaeus Seneca; Seneca
Instance hypernyms:
dramatist; playwright (someone who writes plays)
philosopher (a specialist in philosophy)
national leader; solon; statesman (a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs)
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