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Lucius Annaeus Seneca was a Roman Stoic philosopher, who was forced to commit suicide in AD 65 for his alleged complicity in a conspiracy to assassinate the Roman Emperor Nero.

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Stoicism developed and flourished for at least another five hundred years, into the later Roman Empire. The last major ancient Stoic was the emperor Marcus Aurelius (121-180 C.E.), ...

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Missives from the Roman philosopher inspire two new books that capture his Stoic teaching. In his letters, Seneca gave advice on growing old and other matters—and provided details from his own life.