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Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo

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Author: Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Corbulo

also: Corbulo

Roman of the early Empire (probably the elder Corbulo, father of Nero's famous general), known for blunt invective; here the source of the 'plucked ostrich' gibe that reduced Fidus Cornelius to tears.

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On the Firmness of the Wise Man §17.1 Corbulo
A blunt-tongued Roman of the early Empire (probably the elder Domitius Corbulo) whose 'plucked ostrich' jibe reduced Fidus Cornelius to tears.

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On the Firmness of the Wise Man phil · 1 mention

§17.1 Corbulo