Seneca
OriginRome
Era4 BC
SchoolStoicism
About Seneca
Tutor and advisor to Emperor Nero, one of the richest men in Rome. His letters and essays on the shortness of life remain bestsellers. Forced to commit suicide by Nero after being implicated in a conspiracy. The contradiction between Stoic philosophy and immense wealth was noted even in his lifetime.
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