person
Attalus of Pergamum
Attalus
also: Attalus
Dynastic name of the kings of Pergamum in Asia Minor, proverbial for eastern wealth; Seneca pairs 'Attalus of Asia' with the king of the Medes as a type of the rich potentate whose notice is worth nothing to the wise man.
Reading notes
- On the Firmness of the Wise Man §13.3 Attalus of Asia
Attalus, dynastic name of the kings of Pergamum in Asia Minor, proverbial for wealth; paired with the Median king as a type of the rich potentate.
- Moral Letters to Lucilius §7.67.15 Attalus the Stoic
Attalus, the Stoic teacher of Seneca's youth, whom he cites with affection throughout the Letters; here for the maxim that it is better to be in fortune's camp (tested by hardship) than among her indulgences.
- Moral Letters to Lucilius §8.72.8 Attalus
Attalus the Stoic, Seneca's teacher in his youth, often quoted in the Letters for his vivid images; here the gaping dog that bolts each scrap and at once wants the next, a figure of the crowd's restless greed.
- Natural Questions §2.48.2 Attalus the philosopher
The Stoic teacher of Seneca's youth, who blended the Etruscan discipline with Greek analysis; Seneca prefers his simpler classification of bolts.