Formula vitae honestae Marcina z Bragi i „zaginione” pismo Seneki De quattuor virtutibus

Abstract

There are obvious similarities between the language of Formula vitae honestae by Martin of Braga and preserved letters of Lucius Annaeus Seneca. However, it cannot be proved, despite numerous speculations, that Formula vitae honestae is a summary or rather an extract of some non-preserved Seneca’s paper. The article emphasises the fact that there are not only language and stylistic similarities between these two writers but also there are similarities in the way of understanding and defining so called cardinal virtues, i.e. prudentia, fortitudo (magnanimitas – by Martin of Braga), temperantia (continentia – by Martin of Braga) and iustitia.