 From the 1594 edition, published by Jean Le Preux | |
| Author | Lucius Annaeus Seneca |
|---|---|
| Language | Latin |
| Subject | Ethics |
| Genre | Philosophy |
Publication date | AD c. 55 |
| Publication place | Ancient Rome |
De Clementia (frequently translated as On Mercy in English) is a two volume (incomplete) hortatory essay written in AD 55–56 by Seneca the Younger, a Roman Stoic philosopher, to the emperor Nero in the first five years of his reign.[1]
- ^ James R. Harrison, Paul and the Imperial Authorities at Thessalonica and Rome, 2011, p. 292