place
Corsica
The mountainous Mediterranean island that was Seneca's place of exile (c. AD 41-49); the 'rock' he describes as barren, harborless, and thinly peopled.
Reading notes
- Consolation to His Mother Helvia §6 this rock
Corsica, Seneca's island of exile, which he characterizes as a bare, harborless rock; yet, he notes, even it has drawn settlers from elsewhere.
- Octavia §387 Corsican
Corsica, where the historical Seneca spent eight years in exile (AD 41-49) before his recall to tutor Nero.