Seneca (ca. 4 BC - 65 AD)- an ancient Roman philosopher, statesman, playwright and one of the most famous representatives of Stoicism. He was born in Córdoba (modern Spain), but spent most of his life in Rome, where he held high government positions, including being an adviser to Emperor Nero. Seneca left a substantial philosophical legacy, including treatises, essays, and letters in which he addressed the topics of morality, ethics, and the management of emotions. His works, such as the Moral Letters to Lucilius and On the Shortness of Life, are important sources of Stoic wisdom. Suspected of a conspiracy against Nero, he was forced to commit suicide.
