place
Ardea
An ancient town of Latium south of Rome, capital of the Rutuli; a byword for a small place sharing the common mortality of great cities.
Reading notes
- Moral Letters to Lucilius §14.91.16 Ardea
Ardea, an ancient town of Latium and capital of the Rutuli; a byword for a small place sharing the same mortality as great Rome.
- Moral Letters to Lucilius §105.1 Ardea
An ancient Latin town on the coast some twenty-five miles south of Rome; Lucilius held property there, which lets Seneca frame the letter as health advice for his estate.