Una nota sulla ‘paradossalità’ di Scipione Pio

Abstract

In describing Scipio Pius’ suicide ( ep . 24.9-11) Seneca contrasts the charachter’s indolent life with the glorious death worthy of his ancestor and of his rank of imperator . Seneca (and Seneca the Elder, his probable source) can be considered the last stage of a tradition well represented in previous authors too: Caesarian and pseudo Caesarian Commentarii and Valerius Maximus almost always portray Scipio acting more or less in accordance with his aristocratic status and institutional dignity of commander in chief.