Seneca
Iroquois Confederacy member
Seneca names a Native American people of the Iroquois Confederacy, originally inhabiting western New York State, and their Iroquoian language.
Separately, Seneca was a Roman Stoic philosopher and dramatist (c. 4 BCE–65 CE), tutor to Nero, known for moral essays and tragedies: Seneca's letters on ethics influenced Renaissance thought.
The name also appears in place names across the United States.
Zeno's philosophy adherent
- NeroTyrannical first-century ruler
- tutorIndividual instruction provider
- wisdomGood judgment from experience
- sageWisdom keeper or seasoning
virtue · self-control · equanimity · tranquility · fortitude · resilience · providence · ataraxia
Disastrous or sorrowful event
- PhaedraCretan princess, Athenian queen
- MedeaMythical infanticidal sorceress
- OedipusTragic Greek king
- AgamemnonMycenaean king, war leader
Shakespeare · chorus · monologue · rhetoric · spectacle · violence · ghosts · declamation
Diplomat in foreign city
- praetorRoman judicial magistrate
- senateLegislative governing body
- NeroTyrannical first-century ruler
- advisorOne who gives guidance
Claudius · Agrippina · exile · recall · wealth · political influence · regency · retirement
Native American tribal league
- Six NationsIroquois tribal confederacy
- SalamancaCity in western Spain
- New YorkNortheastern metropolis and state
- longhouseElongated communal dwelling structure
clan mothers · lacrosse · sovereignty · reservation · treaty rights
Native American language family
- endangered languageSpeech risking complete extinction
- oral traditionCulture passed by speech
Stoic
Zeno's philosophy adherent
- NeroTyrannical first-century ruler
- tutorIndividual instruction provider
- wisdomGood judgment from experience
sage · virtue · self-control · equanimity · tranquility · fortitude · resilience · providence · ataraxia · detachment
tragedy
Disastrous or sorrowful event
Agamemnon · Shakespeare · chorus · monologue · rhetoric · spectacle · violence · ghosts · declamation
consul
Diplomat in foreign city
advisor · Claudius · Agrippina · exile · recall · wealth · political influence · regency · retirement · Roman Empire
Iroquois Confederacy
Native American tribal league
- Six NationsIroquois tribal confederacy
- SalamancaCity in western Spain
- New YorkNortheastern metropolis and state
longhouse · clan mothers · lacrosse · sovereignty · reservation · treaty rights
Iroquoian
Native American language family
- endangered languageSpeech risking complete extinction
- oral traditionCulture passed by speech
- Roman WritersCicero, Pliny the Elder, Lucretius, Vitruvius
- Ancient PlaywrightsAeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes, Terence
- Iberian ThinkersSuarez
- Latin scholarshipLatin poetry, philology, classical texts, paleography, lyric poetry
- Roman StoicsMarcus Aurelius
- Ancient RomeRome, Julius Caesar, Caesar, gladiator, gladiators
- Seneca FallsHistoric New York reform gathering
- Seneca Falls Convention1848 women's rights assembly