Octavia

Octavia

Author

Seneca

Language

Classical Latin

Year

c. 69

Country

Ancient Rome

Genre

Drama / Theatre / Plays

Part of

Senecan Tragedies

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Octavia is a Roman tragedy that focuses on three days in the year AD 62 during which Nero divorced and exiled his wife Claudia Octavia and married another. The play also deals with the irascibility of Nero and his inability to take heed of the philosopher Seneca's advice to rein in his passions.