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    "language": "en",
    "title": "Seneca",
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    "summary": "Roman philosopher, playwright, and adviser, Seneca tests ethics against anger, power, and time slipping away.",
    "body": "Seneca died in 65 CE.",
    "lifespan": {
        "display": "4 BCE-65 CE",
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        "age_at_death": 68
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            "Roman Stoicism"
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        "year": 65,
        "display": "65 CE",
        "reason": "Seneca died in 65 CE."
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            ]
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            "person_id": "sotion",
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            "description": "Traditional birthplace in Roman Hispania.",
            "confidence": "B",
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            "name": "Rome",
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            "description": "Education, political career, writing and death.",
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        },
        {
            "name": "Alexandria / Egypt",
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            "description": "Extended stay in Egypt for health and family connections.",
            "confidence": "B",
            "source_url": "https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/seneca/"
        },
        {
            "name": "Corsica",
            "period": "41-49 CE",
            "description": "Place of imperial exile.",
            "confidence": "A",
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            "name": "Nomentum",
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            "confidence": "B",
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        },
        {
            "name": "Liternum",
            "period": "late life",
            "description": "Letter 86 is written from Scipio's villa at Liternum.",
            "confidence": "A",
            "source_url": "https://thestoiclibrary.com/letters/86"
        },
        {
            "name": "Puteoli",
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            "description": "Letter 53 recounts a sea departure from Puteoli.",
            "confidence": "A",
            "source_url": "https://seneca.ink/letters/53-on-the-faults-of-the-spirit"
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        },
        {
            "name": "Baiae",
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            "description": "Letter 51 says Seneca left Baiae after one day.",
            "confidence": "A",
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