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De Clementia
''De Clementia'' (frequently translated as ''On Mercy'' in English) is a two volume (incomplete) hortatory essay written in AD 55–56 by Seneca the Younger, a Roman Stoic philosopher, to the emperor Nero in the first five years of his reign.〔James R. Harrison, ''Paul and the Imperial Authorities at Thessalonica and Rome'', 2011, p. 292〕
==The essay==
Seneca's ''De Clementia'' is an instructional contrast between the good ruler and the tyrant, and an evaluation of the relationship between ruler and subject. A survey of history is made in the first volume to select different rulers to point out as examples, including Dionysius of Syracuse and Sulla being used as cautionary tales and young Augustus as the exemplar. An extended illustration of Augustus showing mercy to the rebellious Cinna alongside an example from Nero's own life is meant to encourage the aspiring emperor to likewise show clemency.
While the first volume is accommodated to popular understanding〔Ford Lewis Battles, ''Sources of Calvin's Seneca Commentary'', in ''Articles on Calvin and Calvinism'', 1992, p. 48〕 the second book touches on stoic paradoxes and scholastic details. In general, the two books are not overly concerned with historical accuracy.
Within his essay, Seneca does not discuss the constitutional legitimacy of the principate, but rather deals with the problem of having a good sovereign. The only real power, in his view, was power which was guided by the Stoic conception of ''logos'' (universal reason). Thus, clemency, not pity or unmotivated generosity, is the reasonable approach which guarantees the consent and devotion of the emperor's subjects and provides the state's security.〔Gian Conte, ''Latin Literature – A History'', 1999, pp. 412–413〕
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