Seneca: A Life by Emily Wilson

Seneca: A Life

Emily Wilson

272 pages first pub 2014 (editions)

nonfiction biography history philosophy challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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Philosopher, dramatist, rhetorician, Stoic and pragmatist, Seneca was one of the most contradictory figures in ancient Rome, embracing a stern ascetic morality while amassing a fortune under Nero and eventually committing suicide. This definitive ...

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