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In Italian, French, and German

Armisen-Marchetti, M. 1989. Sapientiae Facies: étude sur les images de Sénèque. Paris.

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Christopher Trinacty, Seneca: Natural Questions: Selections. Carlisle, Pennsylvania: Dickinson College Commentaries, 2022. ISBN: 978-1-947822-18-4