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Hannibal

The Carthaginian general (247–183 BC) who invaded Italy in the Second Punic War; Seneca's emblem of the enemy whom Roman patience, not anger, defeated.

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Mentioned in 4 works (9 total)

On Anger philosophy · 3 mentions
On the Shortness of Life philosophy · 1 mention
Moral Letters to Lucilius philosophy · 3 mentions
Natural Questions philosophy · 2 mentions

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