Emperor Nero ordered Seneca to commit suicide. He did. For the period this was very wise because there’s essentially nowhere to run and it exempted your family from reprisal.
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Wow that was so intriguing I had to look it up. What a tragic and also mesmerizing tale. From ChatGPT: Seneca’s death is often seen as a tragic emblem of the moral compromises and ultimate dangers faced by philosophers who served tyrannical rulers.
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I pray for all of us. And I’m not even religious